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County apologizes to 7-year-old entrepreneur
Art fairs are held worldwide in neighborhoods and museums on a regular basis. First Friday or Saturday fairs are a regular event in thousands of cities and towns year-round. In northeast Portland, Oregon there is a ...
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Lawsuit seeks disclosure of YouTube users
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) protects search engines and content providers such as Google, Facebook and YouTube from liability for the content posted by others. Even though the Web allows anyone to say ...
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Have you heard of a SLAPP law?
As you know, the Constitution and Bill of Rights applies to children and teens as well as adults. Students, under the 1969 Tinker* decision, enjoy free speech and freedom of expression. These are ...
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Teachers caught changing students’ test answers!
The federal No Child Left Behind law requires elementary school students to pass achievement tests. The tests are given annually to first through eighth grade students. Schools that don't measure up may be sanctioned by ...
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Will you face wage discrimination?
Government statistics show that women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. Congress is addressing the issue and may pass the Paycheck Fairness Act this year. The measure was passed by the House of ...
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Are your teacher’s emails private?
That is a question that recently came before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Every state has "public records" laws that allow for transparency in government. In other words, records of public meetings and transactions by local, ...
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Jail parents for missing a parent-teacher conference?
[caption id="attachment_5361" align="alignleft" width="67" caption="My Southboro"][/caption] Detroit, Michigan, like many cities across the country, has a problem with truancy, drop-out rates and parents who fail to ...
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Should cheerleading be considered a sport for Title IX purposes?
A federal court in Connecticut is taking on this question as a result of a lawsuit filed by 5 female volleyball players and a coach from Quinnipiac University. The lawsuit was filed after the school ...
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Should condoms be available in elementary school?
The Cape Cod public school district in Massachusetts passed a policy regarding the issuance of condoms to its students. The policy goes into effect this fall. It authorizes the distribution of free condoms to all public ...
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Zero-tolerance includes toy Army figures
The second grade class at Tiogue School in Rhode Island was going to meet with their pen pals from another school. Their teacher told the kids to create a hat to wear for the occasion. Eight-year-old ...
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Have you heard of “appearance discrimination?”
"The less attractive you are in America, the more likely you are to receive a longer prison sentence, a lower damage award, a lower salary, and poorer performance reviews."* A new book titled "The Beauty Bias" ...
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School officials investigated for invasion of students’ privacy
In September, 2009, seven students at Susquenita High School in Pennsylvania were charged with displaying child pornography. Several cell phones were confiscated and searched at school. The principal and other staff ...
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Injunctions used to curb gang activity
Do you know what an "injunction" is? It is a court order requiring someone to either do something or stop doing something. For example, an order that you not go to a certain mall or store ...
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Does holding a public high school graduation ceremony in a church endorse religion?
As you know, the First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . ." (ratified in 1791). This phrase is the basis of the principle of separation of ...
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Wearing rosary beads results in suspension
When Raymond Hosier's younger brother died after a bicycle accident, he was holding a purple rosary. In his memory, Raymond started wearing the rosary to school. In May, 2010, he was told to remove it ...
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