Court Rules Jilted Cheerleader’s Speech Is Protected

By Courtney E. Dunn and Kristin Hopkins   The sophomore year of high school has a lot riding on it. So when B.L., a student at Mahanoy Area High School (MAHS), did not make the varsity cheer team after already serving her time on the junior varsity team as a freshman, she took it to Snapchat...and did not quite exhibit the school spirit MAHS was expecting of the cheer squad. Presumably, while venting to some girlfriends about her stagnant cheer career, not to mention the fact that incoming