Mom sued by daughter’s Old private School

How much do you dislike you kids old school or even there current school? Is it enough to start a blog about. Well according to a news report one mom is being sued by her daughter ex-school because of things she said about them on her blog.

New School of Orlando Inc. sued Sonjia McSween to stop her from publishing and talking about the school and force her to pay damages.

Now there things like freedom of speech that is what many would cite in this situation. But there are other things like libel and slander.

The lawsuit, filed in October, says McSween posted “false and otherwise libelous remarks” alleging that students were belittled, exposed to “extreme stress” and “dictatorial conditions.” Among other things, she also alleged that the school told parents how to run their homes and threatened them for speaking negatively about the 120-student school.

The kindergarten-through-eighth grade school alleges that McSween deliberately told unflattering lies, causing enrollment to drop. It alleges defamation, libel, slander and interference with business relations.

It is for the courts to decide if the blog crossed the line on those issues. This is a case that is definitely worth following. Any rulings in this case is sure to have some effect on bloggers everywhere.

Source:tbo.com

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