The American Humanist Association (AHA) has filed suit against Northwest Rankin High School in Mississippi, challenging the school’s reportedly recent mandatory student assemblies that presented a Christian message as a violation of the separation of church and state.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in The Washington Post that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a deal with the Meridian Public School District to end harsh disciplinary practices in which black students face harsher punishment than whites for similar misbehavior.
Continue reading...The Bolivar Commercial reports that Glen H. Davidson, Senior U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, has issued an opinion in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s allegation that the Cleveland School District continues to practice a form of segregation by operating separate middle schools and high schools, which have nearly 100% black student populations.
Continue reading...According to The Washington Post, following the U.S. Department of Justice’s suit against Meridian, Mississippi officials accusing them of operating a “school-to-prison pipeline,” a new report cites harsh school discipline practices across the state that it contends have steered students into the justice system.
Continue reading...According to The Meridian Star, Meridian Public School District Superintendent Alvin Taylor said he started making discipline policy changes almost immediately when he began his job in July 2011, months before the U.S. Department of Justice started its investigation.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in the Sun Herald that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has heard arguments in a suit over the suspension of a student from a Mississippi school district for posting online a rap song he recorded that accused two coaches of misconduct with female students.
Continue reading...According to the NEMS Daily Journal, the concept of “Bring Your Own Technology” has arrived at Northeastern Mississippi school districts. As schools try to add more technology during a time when they are receiving less funding, many will begin to consider allowing students to use devices they already own.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in the Times Union that a federal district court in Mississippi will hear arguments in December 2012 on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School District.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in The Washington Post that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against government officials in the city of Meridian and Lauderdale County, Mississippi, accusing officials of operating a “school-to-prison pipeline” that locks up students for infractions like flatulence or wearing the wrong color socks, a policy that mainly affects black and disabled students.
Continue reading...The Associated Press reports in The Times-Picayune that the U.S. Department of Justice claims that the city of Meridian, Mississippi is operating a “school-to-prison pipeline” that incarcerates students for disciplinary infractions as minor as dress code violations with a policy that affects mostly black and disabled children.
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