Reblogged from evilofindifference
“So what did the “Social Studies” teacher do? He told his students that under The Fifth Amendment the students had no duty to answer any question that incriminates them.
Incidentally, that particular bit of information the teacher imparted is factually correct.
I remind everyone that the drugs being queried about are illegal and in many cases simple possession of said drugs is a felony. For a school to pass around surveys with student names on them, thus tying responses to people, is asking those students to admit to the commission of a serious crime! Never mind that since the drinking age is 21 asking about drinking by underage people is also asking them to admit to a crime.
Oh, and yes, there’s a cop stationed at the school. Did he or she have access to those surveys? Not that it matters; the school is a state actor and thus is subject to protection of the Constitutional Rights of the citizens under its umbrella, including the students.
Now the school board intends to decide “whether to punish” the teacher in question.
Really?
Yes, really.”
Via Market Ticker
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