Introduction: Social media is revolutionizing the way we communicate and interact with each other. For better or worse, we are making connections that simply did not exist a decade ago, and these connections present schools with an increasing number of challenges. School districts assume responsibility for the well-being of today's students, and with the advent of social media, they are at the center of legal questions regarding student free speech and school accountability. provide an appropriate learning environment. More than 40 years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision defining the free speech rights of students in public schools, but the Tinker decision, nor any other decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on student free speech, could not anticipate the impact of student travel off campus. Internet use would have on the school environment. “In this cyberdiscourse context, the two-pronged Tinker framework provides little guidance for analyzing off-campus student discourse.” (Crawford, 2013)Definitions and History: Before any discussion of student free speech can begin, a clear definition of social media must be established. Social media is a Web 2.0 technology that allows users to actively share and create information online. Merriam-Webster defines social media as “…forms of electronic communication (such as social networking and microblogging websites) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages and messages. 'other content.' Digital technology gives students the wrong impression. security by providing cyber walls to hide behind. Social media makes students feel alone. However, the reality is that they are visible in middle of paper...... First Amendment Protections. El Paso: LFB Scholarly Pub. Hull, M. (1999). Censorship in America: A Reference Manual. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.Silverglate, HA, French, D., Lukianoff, G. and Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, (. (FIRE). (2012). FIRE Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Second Edition. FIRE Guides to Student Rights on Campus. Banks, G. (July 18, 2011). students and teachers expressing freedom of expression May 3, 2014, at http://www.post-gazette.com/home/2011/07/18/As-social-media-expand-rulings-evolve-for- students-and-teachers-expressing-freedom-of-speech/stories/201107180190#ixzz30tCKfcTinker v. Des Moines (nd). -v-des-moines.