My question involves defamation in the state of: Pennsylvania
A parent (who I do not know at all) posted on her Facebook page that my 15 year old son was threatening the school by name. Another child had recently been brought up on charges. She posted with my son's name that he had said he would take up where the other boy left off. NONE of this was true - the school had dealt with the comment that was overheard by some STUDENTS (not the said adult, who was going off the word of what she had heard from some teens at the school). He issued NO threat to the school once so ever, and she then went on to post she was protecting the students by posting this false accusation.
The police were no help to me as they said it involved free speech and Facebook...I reported her to Facebook, with no answer as of yet. As a side note in light of the recent events in CT, my son is Aspeberger's and I feel he may have been singled out by this woman because of thatHe has NO history of violence at the school at ALL, and in fact the subject of bullying which we try to deal with within the school.
What can I do here?? Can I do anything?? I cannot afford a lawyer and I sincerely need help with this. It has made life at the school so much worse for my son, and he was doing soooo much better this year with the help of an IEP and early entry into the Electronics program which he loves but has had to miss due to this issue. My son and our family are emotionally so hurt that someone who doesn't know him or have her facts straight is saying this about our son.
Please help if you can, i have contacted everyone I can but I don't know how to deal with this person - I have not said anything to her regarding this as she made sarcastic and rude remarks regarding any form of apology on her behalf - thank you so much for listening!!

