Christopher Voltz

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

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What Every School Board Member Should Know Before Using Social Media

As an elected school board member, you are looked to as a community leader and are expected to take a leadership role in representing your school district’s interests. In fulfilling this role, many school board members...more

6/21/2021 / Facebook , Open Records , Public Communications , Public Records , Right To Know , School Boards , Social Networks , State and Local Government

OOR Rules that Elected Official’s Social Media Accounts are Records of the Agency

In Schultz v. Montgomery County, AP 2020-1280, the Requester sought records related to a County Commissioner’s social media accounts, including sent and received Twitter Direct Messages and private Facebook messages, all...more

12/8/2020 / Facebook , Open Records , Public Agencies , Public Officials , Records Request , Right To Know , Social Networks , State and Local Government , Twitter

The Ability of a School To Punish Lewd Or Profane Speech Disappears Once A Student Exits School Grounds

B.L. by Levy v. Mahanoy Area School District (“Levy”), Case No. 3:17-CV-1734, 2017 WL 4418290 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 5, 2017). District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania grants cheerleader’s Motion for Preliminary...more

6/4/2018 / First Amendment , Offensive Language , Preliminary Injunctions , Protected Activity , Public Schools , School Districts , Snapchat , Social Networks , Students

Federal Court rules that Elected Official Violated First Amendment when Banning Commenter on the Official’s Public Facebook Page

The District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a recent decision that that should remind public officials and employees that if they have social media websites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), the websites may be...more

8/4/2017 / Facebook , First Amendment , Free Speech , Freedom of Expression , Popular , Public Forum , Public Officials , Social Networks , Twitter

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