A 28-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two fellow students at California’s College of the Desert was just released on parole after more than a year in jail. His name and photo have been publicized in the local media, but the college insists it cannot say anything about the case, including whether the… Continue reading Can’t say whether convicted sex offender was expelled, California college claims
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Bell v. Itawamba County School Board
In August 2011, Taylor Bell, then a high school senior at Itawamba Agricultural High school, recorded a rap song that accused two coaches at the school of engaging in sexual misconduct with female classmates and friends of Bell’s.
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board
In August 2011, Taylor Bell, then a high school senior at Itawamba Agricultural High school, recorded a rap song that accused two coaches at the school of engaging in sexual misconduct with female classmates and friends of Bell’s.
Ochsner v. Elon University
On March 2010, Elon University student journalist Nick Ochsner requested records about an on-campus arrest by campus police.
Frudden v. Pilling
In October 2011, Kay Ann Pilling of the Parent Faculty Association pressed an non-secret ballot calling for school uniforms in a Reno Nevada School district.
Frudden v. Pilling
In October 2011, Kay Ann Pilling of the Parent Faculty Association pressed an non-secret ballot calling for school uniforms in a Reno Nevada School district.
Keefe v. Adams et al.
In December 2012, former nursing student Craig Keefe was expelled from Central Lakes College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program for Facebook posts he made, including one in which he described a classmate as a "stupid bitch." The Facebook posts were made on Keefe’s personal account, but were reported to an instructor by two students in November 2012 after they were made uncomfortable by some of the language in them.
Tatro v. University of Minnesota
Tatro sued claiming that her free speech rights were violated since she made the posts outside of school and thus was protected by the First Amendment. The court held that schools can impose sanctions for violating academic program rules.
Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech v. Insley
In 2006, the student newspapers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia filed suit against the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control board for its blanket ban on the advertising of alcoholic beverages in college newspapers. In 2013, the federal appeals court ruled the ban was unconstitutional.