High School Principal sues parents over defamatory social media comments | 60 Minutes Australia

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On 60 MINUTES, a lesson in what not to do if you’re a parent with a beef against the principal of your kid’s school: Don’t become a keyboard warrior and spray hurtful adjectives on social media. Because if you do, be prepared to be sued. Today a Queensland judge found that some parents who posted online about the principal of Tamborine Mountain High School south of Brisbane had slandered her, and were ordered to pay damages. But as Sarah Abo discovers, despite the ruling this case - which is about to enter its fifth year - is so full of bitterness and belligerence not even the class dunce would think it’s over.
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