Question

when you post a message on social media, you probably don’t expect your teacher or principal to read it. neither did a 12 - year - old girl in minnesota who wrote an angry message about a fellow student on her facebook page. when school authorities read that note and other inappropriate messages written by the student, they demanded that she give them her password.
that incident, which led the american civil liberties union to file a lawsuit, is one of several cases in which schools have disciplined students for bad online behavior outside of school. many people believe schools have the right to respond to students’ internet activity if it leads to bullying, mental health issues, or class disruptions. others think that addressing student behavior for what they do on the internet or on their phones is the responsibility of parents, not schools. today, similar issues are still being debated, especially as students spend more time online and use platforms like tiktok, instagram, and snapchat to communicate.
comprehension questions
9 questions
1 what did school authorities do after reading the angry facebook message written by a 12 - year - old girl in minnesota?
a they filed a lawsuit with the aclu against her.
b they passed a law to stop cyberbullying.
c they demanded that she give them her password.
d they spoke to maria shepard, a teacher in new jersey.
2 supporters of schools monitoring students’ posts on the internet argue that it helps prevent...

Explanation:

To solve this, we refer to the text: "When school authorities read that note and other inappropriate messages written by the student, they demanded that she give them her password." Option A is incorrect as the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the school, not the other way. Option B is incorrect as the text doesn't mention the school passing a law. Option D is incorrect as there's no mention of speaking to Maria Shepard. Option C matches the text.

Answer:

C. They demanded that she give them her password.