A determined Crane School District eighth-grader who objects to the required dress code concedes he has a personal goal to achieve. But Justin Wright but also insists he is standing up for his constitutional rights. The 14-year-old said he would like to repeal the district’s dress code in favor of street clothes, yet he said [...]
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With finals week either already here or rapidly approaching, college students who have spent the semester boozing and playing video games might find themselves in a bit of a hole on the studying front. If they’re particularly unprepared, some slackers might feel tempted to do a little cheating to help them avoid summer school. Be [...]
Bill 44 should allow questons beyond sex, science issues, they say By Trish Audette, Sarah McGinnis, The Edmonton Journal; Calgary HeraldMay 7, 2009 The head of a national Christian lobby group says parents, not educators, will decide when to apply new rights allowing them to pull kids from controversial classes if MLAs pass [...]
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TEMPE – Deborah Chambers thought it would be no big deal to display a picture of Jesus on her notebook at the Chandler charter school where she is a seventh-grader. She didn’t think the image of a bloodied Christ on the cross was all that different from a Muslim head scarf or a Phoenix Suns [...]
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A federal judge on Friday approved a consent decree that calls for Santa Rosa County School District officials to stop promoting their religious beliefs in schools. School officials now are prohibited from promoting or endorsing prayers during school functions and from organizing school functions at religious venues. The consent decree must be distributed to all [...]
If President Obama wanted the issue to go away, he just made a mistake. His compromise proposal will breathe new life into the debate over school vouchers in Washington and nationally. Although he did voucher supporters a favor by giving political cover for efforts to protect participating students, ardent supporters are not satisfied with an [...]
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