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What a wonderful way to learn about medieval history. You would think the school would be overjoyed that a 17 year old student took an interest in medieval history.
Guess they better ditch history all together, it's full of war and bloody battles.
- Say No To Mandatory Public School Uniforms
I received this message from Robert Woodruff in my guestbook. Can you pass along any information on school uniforms? I'm an 8th grade teacher at a school with uniforms, I don't like the policy and I'm trying to find research that supports...
- Public Schools In The News
First we have a drive by shooting at a public elementary school in Brazil, Ind, thankfully no students were injured. A bullet was fired through an elementary school's cafeteria window in an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday, and a custodian was...
- Mr Bounds Could You Scrutinize Public School Teachers Please?
A former Ocean Springs school teacher received a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct with two of his students. Doug Alan Lundy, 35, who taught history at Ocean Springs High School, was sentenced to six years in prison,...
- Proud To Be Southern
Two high school students sent home for carrying purses depicting the Confederate flag filed a lawsuit against their suburban Fort Worth school district Friday, claiming their free speech rights were violated. Aubrie Michelle McAllum and Ashley Paige...
- Communist Journalist Takes Potshots At Freedom Of Speech
In reference to Mike Kelly's piece on mandatory public school uniforms. The study Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems Substance Abuse, and Academic Achievements Journal article by David L. Brunsma, Kerry A. Rockquemore; The...
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Zero Tolerance for History
Seventeen-year-old Patrick Agin often spends a week whittling a single arrow, and he's learning to make chain mail armor by hand. So when it came time to submit a senior yearbook photo, he selected a snapshot of himself wearing chain mail and slinging a prop sword over his shoulder. Portsmouth High School rejected the photo, citing a "zero tolerance policy" for weapons, and Agin and his family sued, claiming the school was violating his right to free speech.
What a wonderful way to learn about medieval history. You would think the school would be overjoyed that a 17 year old student took an interest in medieval history.
The ACLU, which filed the suit in federal court in December, calls the zero tolerance policy inconsistent. It points out that the school's mascot, a patriot, is sometimes shown carrying a weaponAnother example of schools insisting that students do as they say not as they do.
She said the high school's decision sends a bad message about free thinking and individuality and could conceivably lead the school to ban masterpieces like Shakespeare's "Macbeth," which depicts a fatal stabbing.
Guess they better ditch history all together, it's full of war and bloody battles.
- Say No To Mandatory Public School Uniforms
I received this message from Robert Woodruff in my guestbook. Can you pass along any information on school uniforms? I'm an 8th grade teacher at a school with uniforms, I don't like the policy and I'm trying to find research that supports...
- Public Schools In The News
First we have a drive by shooting at a public elementary school in Brazil, Ind, thankfully no students were injured. A bullet was fired through an elementary school's cafeteria window in an apparent drive-by shooting Thursday, and a custodian was...
- Mr Bounds Could You Scrutinize Public School Teachers Please?
A former Ocean Springs school teacher received a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct with two of his students. Doug Alan Lundy, 35, who taught history at Ocean Springs High School, was sentenced to six years in prison,...
- Proud To Be Southern
Two high school students sent home for carrying purses depicting the Confederate flag filed a lawsuit against their suburban Fort Worth school district Friday, claiming their free speech rights were violated. Aubrie Michelle McAllum and Ashley Paige...
- Communist Journalist Takes Potshots At Freedom Of Speech
In reference to Mike Kelly's piece on mandatory public school uniforms. The study Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems Substance Abuse, and Academic Achievements Journal article by David L. Brunsma, Kerry A. Rockquemore; The...