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High School Principal Upset Over Facebook Parody, Has Student Arrested at School

URL: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/05/clovis_west_facebook_parody.php
Title: San Francisco News, The Snitch
Date: May 10, 2011
Category: Student Rights

Here's a bizarre story from the far-flung corners of Fresno County. A Clovis West High School principal got more than upset -- he...

Why 16 Year-Old Alec Loorz Is Suing the Government

Youth climate activists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia announced today that they're suing the government in order to create an "atmospheric trust," arguing that public trust law should protect the atmosphere for people and future generations. You can read more about the lawsuit on...

Teacher tells Muslim student she must be grieving for bin Laden

A Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave following an incident where he allegedly told a 9th grade Muslim girl in his algebra class "I bet that you're grieving" on Monday following the death of Osama bin Laden. According to one parent at Clear Brook High School in Houston who spoke about […]

Civil rights suit filed on behalf of 10-year-old, arrested following school fight

NEW YORK - A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Friday, on behalf of a Bronx girl, Sofia Bautista, 10, who was arrested by the NYPD last April.

Following a fight Sofia had with another girl in her third grade class, in which nobody was injured, the police were called. The officers ...

Wanette Schools Respond To Student's Suspension For 'I (Heart) Boobies' Bracelet

WANETTE, Oklahoma -- A Wanette High School junior said she was suspended last week for wearing a bracelet that said "I (heart) boobies."

Ashley Willis said she was wearing the bracelet to raise awareness for breast cancer. Her grandmother was a breast cancer survivor.

Willis said she was told...

Age bias case: Is 13 too young for community college?

Anastasia Megan, a 13-year-old Florida girl who has nearly completed her high-school curriculum via homeschooling, tried to take dual-enrollment courses at Lake-Sumter Community College last year. She was denied entry, however, by administrators who thought she was not ready to sit alongside older...

Winnacunnet student protester sticks to his own plan

Yesterday a young man stood alone to show his support of people he's never met, and who may never know him.

Yesterday a high school principal transformed himself into a Tiananmen Square tank.

I've never witnessed such a beautiful act of bravery before in my life.

Dylan Anderson of Hampton,...

Washington teen fakes pregnancy as school project

TOPPENISH, Wash. – A high school student who faked her pregnancy for six months as a social experiment stunned a student assembly this week by taking off the belly bundle.

Only a handful of people knew that 17-year-old Gaby Rodriguez wasn't really pregnant, including her mother, boyfriend and...

Jury Convicts Texas Judge on 2 Counts of Official Oppression, for Sentencing Teen Truants

A jury today found a Texas judge guilty on two of three counts of official oppression, for sending teens to jail on legally dubious grounds.

Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Mary Alice Palacios will now be sentenced at a later date, reports KRGV. She could get as much as a year and a day in...

Mississippi Student Hospitalized after Paddling

INDEPENDENCE, Miss. - A 14-year old Mississippi high school student was rushed to LeBonheur Children's Hospital for surgery Friday after he blacked out following a school paddling Thursday.

In Brief:
-Student's mother gave permission for school to administer corporal punishment
-A few minutes...

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