Tag: 1st Amendment
Court OKs prayer ban at state championship in 2015
It was OK for the Florida HS Assn not to allow a Christian school to say a prayer over the PA system at a state title game. But rules change.
6th Circuit stands by school on pronoun use rules
Even if you oppose using transgender students' preferred pronouns, you know that misgendering a student could cause harm.
Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act now in Congress
A Congressional Research Service report identifies key points about the proposed legislation, which aims to keep kids safe online.
Will SCOTUS hear Okla. Catholic charter school case?
The Okla. Charter School Board voted to appeal a state court order to end a contract with what could be the nation's 1st publicly funded religious school.
Pa. middle schoolers impersonate teachers on TikTok
Students impersonated their teachers on TikTok and posted racist, homophobic, and pedophilic memes in their teachers' names.
Okla. supt.: Public schools must teach the Bible
As a historical document that has contributed significantly to the Constitution and the birth of the US, the Bible will be taught in Okla. public schools.
Okla. high court rejects a religious charter school
A 6-2 decision handed down from the Okla. Supreme Court rejects the public funding of a religious "charter" school.
Fake news fears lead us to doubt real news sources
Although efforts to increase awareness of "fake news" help people recognize it, those efforts have also caused them to distrust real news.
On banning LGBTQ-related books (opinion)
Older students, i.e., those in high school, are generally opposed to banning any books. Many groups try to ban LGBTQ-themed books.
Neb. school gags student paper after LGBTQ articles
School administrators shut down (censored) a student newspaper because 2 LGBTQ-related opinion pieces were published.