In the video, the group said Koval was simply "exercising her constitutionally-protected right to free speech".

Earlier this week, she was called to the principal's office, where she recounted in a series of tweets that the assistant principal showed her printouts of her tweets and asked, "Do you realize that what you put out electronically can also get you in trouble in school, or put you in some kind of problem?" The second one tells another user she will direct-message her with her pro-Israel school antagonist's name.

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In addition to rebuking her and warning her about legal consequences, the administator searched Koval's phone to make sure that he had not recorded their conversation.

Stuart Green, director of the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention, said it appeared that Fair Lawn could have approached this without making it so confrontational.

"Well, that's your interpretation", the administrator responded.

"It's against state law to express unpopular political views on the Internet, now", she tweeted.

At no time have District officials sought to censor or reprimand any pupils for their online speech.

Koval, who goes by the nickname "Benny", was identified by The New York Times as a Jewish-Israeli.

The district "recognizes and respects individuals' First Amendment rights to free speech", the statement said, adding that the school was obligated under state law to investigate after receiving a complaint about "potential harassment, intimidation or bullying by one student against another".

The teen has received a great deal of support on Twitter, where she has almost 6,000 followers, many of whom now using the hashtag #IStandWithBenny.

When Koval was called down to the principal's office, she began documenting the situation on Twitter.

Cohen, Koval's lawyer, said Thursday that he believes the school's attention to her tweets stems from oversensitivity to criticism of Israeli government policies. "The investigation is focused exclusively on the factors we are required to apply by law and not upon any political opinions expressed by any pupils". They were planning to join her at a follow-up meeting with administrators.

Oh, and if you stand with Benny, you can also support a GoFundMe campaign started to alleviate the costs if her school sues her.

After Koval was briefly dismissed, she was called back to write a statement on the events that transpired.

She was later told that she could rescind her original statement and write a new one, The Gothamist reports. Going home now. I'm safe.