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The God-Given Loophole: How Religion Is Infiltrating America's Public Schools
Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:01 AM EST (Reuters)
the annual “See You at the Pole” prayer event...happens at schools nationwide on the same day. On the understanding that the event is student-initiated and student-led, it is deemed to be constitutional.
Georgia Teacher Resigns Over Slavery Math Lesson
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:12 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. – A spokeswoman says a suburban Atlanta teacher has resigned after an investigation about third-grade students being assigned math homework with word problems about slavery.
Police investigate threats against 16-year-old who successfully sued for removal of prayer banner from school auditorium
Seeded on Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:58 PM EST (WJAR Channel 10, Rhode Island)
Police said Friday they were investigating threats made against a 16-year-old student who fought for and won the removal of a prayer banner at Cranston High School West. Jessica Ahlquist has faced harassment both in person and online.
America's Dangerously Removed Elite Find It Easy To Cut School Funding
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:58 PM EST (Salon.com)
we see that there really are “Two Americas,” as the saying goes — and that’s no accident. It’s the result of a permanent elite that is removing itself from the rest of the nation.
Memo to Indiana Republicans: Reciting the Lord's Prayer in School Won't Make Students Better Citizens
Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:16 AM EST ()
Three Republican state senators in Indiana have a plan to fix public education in the state: Have someone recite the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of every school day. Really. It’s Senate Bill No. 25 (PDF):
School Cafeteria naming rights up for sale, only in Florida folks, only in Florida
Seeded on Sun Jan 8, 2012 2:56 PM EST ()
Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton - who has also filed a bill that would allow advertising on the sides of school buses - filed the "Student Nutrition Enhancement Act" on Tuesday.
'Karma' Facebook post leads to criminal charges
Seeded on Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:37 PM EST ()
LARGO - Is it a crime to wish bad karma on someone? A Pinellas County teenager says she was suspended from school and charged with a crime just for posting a karma comment on her Facebook page.
'If I did that to him, I'd be put in jail' - Mother condemns Kentucky school for putting autistic son in duffel bag as 'therapy'
Seeded on Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:58 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The mother of a nine-year-old autistic boy who was placed in a duffel bag with the drawstring pulled tight has called for the teacher responsible to be dismissed and for the practice to be banned. Sandra Baker, from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, said that her son, Christopher, has be …
Madness: In America Even School Children Are Being Pepper-Sprayed and Shocked with Tasers
Seeded on Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:18 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
By Rania Khalek - An alarming series of incidents offers some insight into how casual police have become about deploying "less lethal" weapons... In April, the Wichita Eagle reported on Jonathan Villarreal, a sophomore at Derby High School who was ordered to pull his pants up …
Rosemount high kissing prank tricks kids into making out with mom and dad [VIDEO]
Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:52 AM EST ()
Officials from Rosemount High School are apologizing for a so-called "prank" that will almost surely lead to a lifetime of awkward family gatherings and thousands of hours of therapy for the students involved.
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