America is known for freedom of speech, but the usage of the infamous F word is definitely not free anymore.  One mother of a middle school student recently found that out when she was awarded a $385 fine for her son's usage of the F word in class. 

 

It seems there was an argument between the young person and his teacher that resulted in the student being sent to the principal's office for using the F word.  Surprisingly, the principal contacted the police, a questionable act by any standard, seeing as how the child was using words, not violence.  Regardless, the police actually stepped up and made a decision to issue a fine to the child's parents and send him home for a three-day suspension.

 

The mother accepted the fine, but took the issue to the city council and is expected to file a lawsuit against the school district.  She is contending the police had no jusisdiction in school matters of non-violence or non-criminal acts.  Additionally, she was contacted by local radio stations to report the actions more for humor than anything else. 

 

The F word issue is called the F-bomb, and now it seems, if the court makes a ruling it is an illegal word in society, may stem more argument about freedom of speech and could possibly find its way all the way to the American Supreme Court as a constitutional issue of free speech.