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Tag: Indiana

Indiana student journalists seeks access to meetings of group that gives out student fees

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March 20, 2013September 5, 2018 Daniel Moore

A student journalist at the Indiana University Southeast has filed a complaint with the state seeking access to meetings that determine the allocation of more than $500,000 in annual student activity fees to various student organizations.

Tagged access to open meetings, Indiana, Indiana University Southeast

Indiana legislature reconsiders cyberbullying bill

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February 13, 2013September 5, 2018 Kaitlin Tipsword

Sitting in an Indiana House committee is a revised and less stringent version of an “anti-cyberbullying” bill that First Amendment advocates helped kill last year.

Tagged cyberbullying, Indiana

Proposed Indiana law would fine students for making fake social media profiles of teachers

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February 1, 2013September 5, 2018 Kaitlin Tipsword

Two Indiana legislators have introduced a bill that would allow for legal action against students and parents who harass school employees online.

Tagged cyberbullying, Indiana

ACLU files new 'boobies' bracelet lawsuit; similar Ind. case settled

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May 24, 2012December 4, 2018 Nikki McGee

TheACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Fort Wayne Community Schools on May 18over an “I (Heart) Boobies” breast cancer awareness bracelet.

Tagged "I (heart) Boobies" bracelets, ACLE of Indiana, Fort Wayne Community Schools, Indiana, North Side High School

Students sue Ind. middle school after being expelled for Facebook comments

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April 26, 2012December 4, 2018 Emily Summars

Threemiddle school students sued Griffith Public Schools on Tuesday, claiming theirFirst Amendment rights were violated after being expelled for a conversationthey had on Facebook.

Tagged Griffith Public Schools, Indiana

600 copies of Butler student paper dumped in trash

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April 6, 2012September 5, 2018 Nick Glunt

Atleast 600 copies of Butler University’s TheButler Collegian were dumped sometime between Wednesday and Thursday.

Tagged Butler University, Indiana, The Butler Collegian

Ind. senior says he was expelled for tweeting profanity at home

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March 29, 2012September 5, 2018 Emily Summars

Schooladministrators expelled a 17-year-old high school senior March 12 for tweets heposted from home at 3 a.m.

Tagged Garrett High School, Indiana

Amendment turns Ind. off-campus speech bill into a study commission

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February 22, 2012December 4, 2018 Nick Glunt

A billthat would have allowed school officials to punish students for off-campusspeech will instead create a commission to study the issue — but only if theamendment can pass through the Indiana Senate.

Tagged Indiana, Indiana High School Press Association

Newspaper theft at Southern Indiana may be linked to coverage of student government, Greek community

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February 9, 2012September 5, 2018 Nick Glunt

Atleast 400 copies of The Shieldstudent newspaper went missing Wednesday evening in an apparent newspaper theftat the University of Southern Indiana.

Tagged Indiana, The Shield, University of Southern Indiana

Bill would give Ind. schools broad authority over off-campus activity, speech

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February 7, 2012September 5, 2018 Nick Glunt

A billthat would allow schools to punish students for off-campus activities could seeIndiana students suspended or even expelled for off-campus speech.

Tagged Indiana

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