The Supreme Court has agreed to decide if the invocation for the town meetings in Greece, NY improperly favored Christianity and are unconstitutional.
Continue reading...A group of male students at Driver Elementary School were suspended by Suffolk Public Schools officials for pointing pencils at each other and making shooting noises.
Continue reading...The Chambersburg Area School District’s school board has voted 5-4 to reverse its decision and provide the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) with the same rights and privileges as any other noncurricular club at the school.
Continue reading...The Washington Post reports that following an elementary school student’s suspension by Anne Arundel County school officials for nibbling his Pop Tart into the shape of a gun, his father, William “B.J.” Welch, has hired attorney Robin Ficker to appeal the suspension.
Continue reading...As reported on Fox43.com, following a 5-4 vote by the local school board to refuse to recognize a Gay-Straight Alliance club at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Equality Pennsylvania sent a letter to the Chambersburg Area School District officials saying the Board is in violation of the federal Equal Access Act.
Continue reading...As reported in phillyBurbs.com, the Delran Board of Education decided to throw out the school district’s 24/7 rule from the student code of conduct.
Continue reading...As reported on CNN.com, a transgender rights group has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf of a first-grader who was born a boy but identifies as a girl.
Continue reading...The Palm Beach Post reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has finalized a settlement with the Palm Beach County School District over discipline and enrollment practices.
Continue reading...Florida’s television affiliate, NBC-2, reports that Amber Hatcher, a student at DeSoto High School, has filed suit in federal court against DeSoto County School District.
Continue reading...According to a report by the Associated Press in the Courier-Journal, the Indiana House Education Committee has approved a proposal that would prohibit public schools from handling paycheck deductions for teachers’ union dues.
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