The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that school officials lacked authority to conduct a search of a student’s vehicle that was located off school grounds.
Continue reading...The Muldrow School school board in Oklahoma has elected to remove Ten Commandments plaques, currently displayed in every classrooms, rather than risk a suit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Continue reading...Jackson City Schools in Ohio has removed a portrait of Jesus that has hung in Jackson Middle School since 1947 because of concerns about the potential costs of a federal lawsuit against its display.
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...A federal district court has denied a Pennsylvania school district’s motion to dismiss a suit brought by the Freedom From Religion Foundation challenging the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments display on the premises of a public junior high school.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a Pennsylvania elementary school student is entitled to a preliminary injunction barring a school district from enforcing its materials distribution policy that prohibits the student from distributing to classmates flyers produced by a local church promoting a Christmas party.
Continue reading...A local news affiliate, WZZM13.com, reports that members of the board of the Rockford Public Schools has approved a new “weapons-free school zone” policy for the district, which would prohibit any unauthorized firearms on campuses.
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...According to an Associated Press report, South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing the state’s school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns.
Continue reading...According to The Columbus Dispatch, the Jackson Board of Education is considering whether to continue to defend the display of a portrait of Jesus or remove it in response to a lawsuit.
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