Tag: 1st Amendment
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.
Texas district will review challenged books anew
New policies in a Texas school district have forced school officials to re-review several books that parents and community members challenged.
Parents seek to curb moral indoctrination
The teaching of critical race theory, gender identity, and so on, is coming under fire from parents and governors, despite its minimal influence.
In Kennedy v Bremerton, Lemon finally falls
A Supreme Court decision Monday eroded, to a certain extent, the proverbial wall between church and state.
A tweet to end universities and public schools
We wonder how widespread words of violence and tyranny are in promoting what I thought was a conservative agenda about the public schools.
SCOTUS hears about censuring school board members
Can school board members and other elected officials use free speech liberally without fear of censure by the body to which they were elected?
1st Amendment protects Instagram post about Covid
Can a student post about Covid without fear of retaliation by well-meaning police officers who claim they're acting in the community's best interests?
IL dist. to pay $35K to student over gun speech
An IL student who opposed stronger gun laws following the school shooting at a Fla. HS will be compensated for unfair treatment.
Pa. school punishes cheerleader for foul post
SCOTUS may decide if a school can ban a student from cheerleading if she flips off the squad and the school on Snapchat.