May
21

RAMONA: ACLU claims school violated student’s free speech

Mike Tully on May 21st, 2009

RAMONA —- The American Civil Liberties Union claims a sixth-grade student’s free-speech rights were violated after her school told her she could not give a classroom presentation about Harvey Milk, the gay San Francisco supervisor assassinated in 1978, unless her classmates had signed permission slips from parents or guardians. The ACLU on Wednesday sent a [...]

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May
21

Is cyber-bullying a crime? (Australia)

Mike Tully on May 21st, 2009

Cyber-bullying is back in the spotlight. Earlier this month the federal government announced it had established a Youth Advisory Group, consisting of young Australians, to advise it on cyber-bullying and other online issues. Within a week came the report that two year 9 students had been forced to leave a Sydney girls’ school for cyber-bullying. [...]

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