

The messages in question derided a classmate, stating he looked like a potential school shooter because he wore long hair and T-shirts bearing the name of death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

J.S., a high school junior student in the Manheim Township School was initially suspended and later expelled over a series of Snapchat messages sent to a friend in April 2018. Dougherty dissented from his colleagues in this matter. 17 ruling, which was joined by fellow justices Max Baer, Christine Donohue, David N. State Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd authored the Nov. HARRISBURG – A 6-1 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Manheim Township School District officials acted outside the scope of their authority, when they expelled a 17 year-old high school student for an after-hours Snapchat meme which labeled a fellow classmate as a possible school shooter.
