{"id":69744,"date":"2012-02-28T09:32:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T09:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.designerchildren.com\/free-speech-suit-settled-in-school-bullying-case\/"},"modified":"2012-02-28T09:32:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-28T09:32:50","slug":"free-speech-suit-settled-in-school-bullying-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/free-speech\/free-speech-suit-settled-in-school-bullying-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Free speech suit settled in school bullying case"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.\u2014A Massachusetts man has settled a federal lawsuit that claimed his free speech rights were violated when he was removed from a public meeting where he criticized school officials' handling of the case of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide after allegedly being bullied by other high school students. <\/p>\n

An attorney for Luke Gelinas (guh-LEE'-nuss) of South Hadley announced the $75,000 settlement Monday. Gelinas sued in 2010, saying he was improperly ejected from a South Hadley school committee meeting when he criticized officials for the death of Irish immigrant Phoebe Prince, which gained international attention. <\/p>\n

The lawsuit named Edward Boisselle, then school committee chairman, and two police officers. <\/p>\n

Gelinas said in a statement Monday his lawsuit was about \"social justice, which has been served.\" <\/p>\n

Messages were left Monday for Boisselle and the town's attorney. <\/p>\n

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