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Idaho representative introduces measure to let school boards discipline students for obscene online attacks on staff
Summary
Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS32528 to add a definition of inappropriate online behavior directed at public school employees and authorize disciplinary measures, including school-board proceedings. Committee members raised First Amendment and scope concerns and asked for legal review; the motion to introduce passed on a voice vote.
Representative Jordan Redmond, R., representing District 3 in Kootenai County, introduced RS32528 on March 3, 2025, a measure that would add a definition of “inappropriate online behavior” directed at public school employees and authorize new disciplinary measures, including bringing students before a school board for discipline.
The bill, Redmond said, was brought to him by teachers in his district who have seen “inappropriate online behaviors by students with online posts that are obscene, discriminatory and harmful to a teacher's reputation.”…
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