Mike Tully on March 19th, 2009

March 19, 2009 FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The House voted 79-33 Thursday to change a law that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional in January. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where a similar bill died last year. Under the new bill, teachers would be allowed — rather than required — to ask schoolchildren to [...]

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By Ray Stern in NewsTuesday, Mar. 17 2009 The American Civil Liberties Board of Arizona is threatening action against the Peoria Unified School District after an eighth-grade student was prohibited from wearing a “Rainbows are Gay” wristband. The 14-year-old gay student was told to wear the wristband inside out or quit wearing it to school, [...]

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Mike Tully on March 19th, 2009

Are kids today worse than ever? by Martha Brockenbrough Here’s something discouraging for anyone who knows and cares about high school students: According to the 2006 Josephson Institute Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth, almost all of the high school students surveyed–98 percent–say it’s important to be an honest and honorable person. Likewise, [...]

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The complaint cites the brief cancellation of a production of ‘Rent’ and a Facebook video in which football players threaten a female student. The district says the suit contains factual errors. By Susannah Rosenblatt March 19, 2009 More than a month after controversy erupted over Corona del Mar High School’s reported cancellation — then rescheduling [...]

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