(Comment:  What is it about “separation of Church and State” that some people fail to understand?  Legislation like this should never see the light of day.  – Mike)
DENVER– A controversial bill that sought to expand space for religion in Colorado’s public schools failed to make it out of committee Monday. Even before the hearing began, [...]

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Mike Tully on February 17th, 2010

STUDENTS will be taught how to ward off online predators and cope with cyber-bullying under a national trial to be announced today.
Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard will reveal schools will take unprecedented action to protect children inside the classroom and out.
The $3 million “world-first cyber safety initiative” will be trialled in 164 public and private [...]

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(NOTE:  This case is consistent with a fairly well-established line of cases that found a First Amendment violation when a school attempts to discipline off-campus speech and there is no “substantial disruption” of the educational environment.  The big question:  Is this still good law when the online speech is student-on-student harassment that affects the educational [...]

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