Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the case BVSD v. Snot, which will set precedent on if teachers using GoGuardian to spy on students’ computers violates the Constitution.
This all started early this school year, when Centaurus freshman Ethan Snot was playing SpaceWaves.io on his Chromebook in Mr. Number’s geometry class. Mr. Number, who was using GoGuardian to monitor students’ computer screens, closed Snot’s tab while he was 95% through the hardest level in the game. Snot was furious, and, within a week, his parents had filed a lawsuit against the Boulder Valley School District, arguing that the use of GoGuardian to monitor students’ browser activity violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. “You can’t say his Space Waves playing wasn’t free speech,” said Ethan’s father, Michael Snot. “You think he wasn’t protesting the injustices of confusing math homework? And though I don’t know what it does, it seems like a lotta cases involve the Fourteenth Amendment, so I threw that one in too for good measure,” he continued.
The case was sent to the Colorado District Court, which stated it would reject the case, writing, “this is stupid and ridiculous.” However, the court accidentally filed the wrong paperwork and was forced to hear the case anyways. They quickly and unanimously ruled in favor of BVSD, stating, “this is stupid and ridiculous.”
The Snot family wasn’t ready to give up, however, and they went to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado. Though initially expected to end the same way, the appeal gained national attention, and thousands of students marched near the courthouse in support of banning GoGuardian. In a surprising and controversial decision, the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Snot family, stating, “sure, man, whatever, I don’t care.”
After the ruling, BVSD was appalled, and quickly sent an appeal. “Catching students using Google Translate was the best part of the job,” said Spanish teacher Ms. Hola, “come on!”. Then, on April 1st, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to take on the case, which has sparked a national debate. “Finally, people are talking about something other than, y’know, the thing we don’t want people talking about!”, congresswoman Jen Eric Paulatishin exclaimed.
We interviewed people from both sides of the debate. Conservative Kyler Tnapp said: “I’m an originalist, meaning I think we should interpret the Constitution based on the original founding fathers’ vision. And I think George Washington, Thomas Edison, and Abraham Lincoln would all think GoGuardian was lame as hell.”
On the other hand, Ohm Ree, who sits next to Ethan Snot in geometry said: “Listen, I hate GoGuardian as much as the next guy. But Ethan becoming a national hero? Absolutely not! One time, our teacher said he had to take time off work because his best friend had six or seven days left to live, and this kid burst out laughing.”
It is unclear how the Supreme Court will rule on this exceptionally consequential case, but no matter what they decide, many believe there will be mass outrage across the nation.
