Tag: free speech
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.
History teacher in France beheaded
He taught freedom of expression and the personal liberty to believe or not to believe and was killed by an Islamic terrorist.
Weird things this polar vortex brought
Unusual things have happened during the polar vortex that sent temps in the Midwest plummeting to well below zero.
Chicagoans march for life during shutdown
Both sides of the abortion debate showed up for the annual March for Life in Chicago. A student reflects on her participation.
Student thrown in jail who opposed a school policy
A student was arrested and put in jail for speaking out against a school policy; he was charged with harassment.
Companies often fire workers for social media posts
Public schools play by different rules than companies do when it comes to the hiring and firing of employees. Be careful.
Suspended for a class video, student sues Dist. 155
Free speech is the issue: Can a student post a video made during an AP Government class? Even if the mayor is speaking?
Students mark Banned Books Week 2017
When communities rise up and challenge our libraries' right to carry certain books, the community challenges the 1st Amendment, a student explains.
U. Balto. president troubled by ‘disinvited’ speakers
US Ed. Sec'y Betsy DeVos was invited to speak at the U. of Balto., and students protested that invitation with a walkout and a rally yesterday.