In fact, the whole letter is quite obviously intended to frame and discuss the legal and procedural issues surrounding the problem of bullying and what schools are required to do to address the problem without any specific focus on Internet anything.

Nowhere does the letter suggest "creeping" or monitoring of students; it simply points out that schools are legally obligated to deal with the problem of bullying and that "A school is responsible for addressing harassment incidents about which it knows or reasonably should have known."

Nowhere does the letter say, as The Daily Caller article by Neil Munro, contends, "Under the new interpretation, principals and their schools are legally liable if they fail to curb 'harassment' of students, even if it takes place outside the school, on Facebook or in private conversation among a few youths."

The only "new interpretation" I can find is that provided by Munro and The Daily Caller.

Look, it's really simple: In our society, anyone can be taken to court for pretty much anything and a school, its staff, and teachers can be charged with anything any parent or anyone else pleases. The DoE letter simply outlines what is required to avoid the most obvious accusations of negligence on the part of a school when it comes to the problem of bullying.