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Recently, a New Jersey student was awarded $117,500 in settlement money from a New Jersey school district. The school had punished him for creating a website on his personal computer that allowed other students to post comment in a “guest book” regarding the school.

The school’s defense was that the student had posted anti-Semetic comments, but the student denied these accusations.

The student and his family filed the lawsuit two years ago, with legal backing from the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union).

“While my parents and I are happy the case is resolved, most importantly, I’m hopeful this will help ensure that free speech rights of students aren’t trampled on again in the future,” said the student, who is now a junior in high school.