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Idaho bill would let school boards discipline students for obscene or defamatory online posts about staff
Summary
Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS 32528, a measure to define "inappropriate online behavior" toward public school employees and authorize school-board disciplinary action for students who post obscene or defamatory material about staff.
Representative Jordan Redmond, R-District 3, introduced RS 32528 on March 3, 2025, a resolution that would add a definition of “inappropriate online behavior” directed at public school employees and authorize disciplinary measures, including referral to a school board, for students who post such material.
Supporters said teachers in Redmond’s district brought the idea forward after repeated incidents. "This legislation was brought to me by some of the teachers back in my district that have expressed major concerns about the increasing number of inappropriate online behaviors by students with online posts that are obscene, discriminatory and harmful to a teacher's reputation," Redmond told the committee.
The measure…
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