Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.

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Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities argue harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown won’t make schools safer.

https://www.propublica.org/article/social-media-arrests-school-threats-law-tennessee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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