A student who was not allowed to wear her "Free the Jena Six" T-shirt to her high school filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Rutherford County Board of Education and her school's assistant principal, alleging they violated her First Amendment rights.
Author: Maggie Beckwith
U. of Md. bans use of names of alleged assailants at rape-awareness event
Sexual assault victims participating in the Clothesline Project at the University of Maryland cannot write the names of alleged assailants on shirts they plan to hang around the campus, university officials said this week.
School officials in Ga. 'standing by' decision to run controversial column
District officials are standing by a Marietta high school principal's decision not to censor an opinion piece calling homosexuality one of biology's "reproductive errors," despite high profile media attention describing the "furor" caused by the article.
Ruling backs high school's decision to bar band from playing 'Ave Maria'
WASHINGTON -- Everett School District officials did not violate a student’s First Amendment rights by not allowing a high school wind ensemble to play “Ave Maria” during the 2006 graduation ceremonies, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Student who wrote about school shooting allowed to return for senior year
WASHINGTON -- A student found with writings depicting a school shooting returned to school this September after administrators invited him back to Northport High School in Washington state.
District may not censor button depicting Hitler Youth, court rules
NEW JERSEY -- Two students -- a fifth-grader and a seventh-grader -- can wear buttons with the phrase “No School Uniforms” over a background picture of the Hitler Youth, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Valedictorian punished for speaking about Jesus sues district
COLORADO -- A Lewis-Palmer High School student filed a federal lawsuit against administrators on Aug. 27, claiming her constitutional rights were violated when school officials made her issue an apology to community members for her graduation speech, which referred to Jesus Christ.
Ind. paper to rely on submissions from English classes
English class assignments, not journalistic pieces, will fill the pages of Woodlan Junior-Senior High School’s newspaperthis year, ending a battle between administrators and the student staff that started over an editorial advocating tolerance for gay people.
Conn. student to continue fight for new election
CONNECTICUT -- A student who was barred from running for class office after calling administrators “douchebags” on her blog did not show that she was likely to win her case, a federal judge ruled Aug.
Ousted adviser of high school paper finds new home at private school
INDIANA -- In a new school where she will launch a fledgling newspaper, Amy Sorrell can finally put behind her a battle against school officials sparked by an editorial suggesting tolerance for gay people.