MsBobbin,your Ethics Teacher,is a First Year Professor,just Out of School

Ms.Bobbin,your ethics teacher,is a first year professor,just out of school and she is very tough and demanding.You've done poorly on the first two tests and you think it's her fault.Someone tells you that she has a criminal past and without verification,you spread this allegation.In fact,Ms.Bobbin has been a model citizen and never broken the law.As a result of your actions,she is put on probation pending an investigation.She cannot sue for defamation because as a professor,she is a public figure and your conduct was intentional but not a careless disregard of the truth or with malice.