Do you recall your childhood days of playing dodgeball during gym class? Leaping to the left and right, diving to the ground, trying to escape elimination while dodgeballs streak past and constantly plotting your next attack. Dodgeball has always been a staple of American playground competition but the nature of the “human targeting” game has [...]
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The Supreme Court Issues a Decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc,
March 27, 2013 – 5:35 pm
Following up on our previous blog post addressing Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., the Supreme Court recently held, in a 6-3 decision, that the “first sale” doctrine applies to works produced and sold overseas. The decision, reversing the Second Circuit, came much to the chagrin of American publishers. The Court’s ruling essentially holds [...]
Breakfast Pastry Turned Gun
March 13, 2013 – 7:22 pm
Traditional notions of innocent playground antics have been irreparably altered as a result of recent tragic events, such as the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Games of “cops and robbers” may become schoolyard folklore as schools adhere to a zero-tolerance policy concerning even the imaginary use of weapons at school. Recently a student at [...]
Transgender Youth Barred From Girls’ Restroom
March 8, 2013 – 10:50 pm
Coy Mathis, born a male, has identified as a female since the age of 18 months. Now at six-years old she must confront issues that far exceed the normal trials and tribulations of the first grade classroom. Coy has dressed in girls’ clothing and presented herself as a female since being enrolled in Eagle Elementary [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets and the First Amendment – Revisited
March 6, 2013 – 6:58 pm
In February 2012 we discussed the turmoil that had erupted at schools across the country as students donned breast cancer awareness bracelets with the slogan “I (Heart) Boobies”. The bracelets were quickly banned after school officials claimed that they caused a substantial disruption to classroom activity. Students argued that the ban amounted to a violation [...]
Electioneering in Math Class
March 4, 2013 – 4:13 pm
Politics in math class? Students at Brevard Community College were not only directed to solve mathematical equations but told who they should vote for in the presidential election. Sharon Sweet, a professor at the college, allegedly urged and may have even mandated that her students vote for President Barack Obama. An investigation was conducted in [...]
Teacher’s Comments About The First Lady Land Him In Hot Water
February 28, 2013 – 4:12 pm
Bob Grisham, an Alabama high school teacher, has been suspended for 10 days without pay as a result of making comments referencing the first lady’s posterior. Grisham’s remarks including referring to the first lady as “fat butt Michelle Obama” can be heard in an audio recording made by a student. Additionally, Grisham’s rant also included [...]
The Pledge of Allegiance . . . Translated?
February 26, 2013 – 4:12 pm
Standing in class, staring up at the American flag, placing your right hand over your heart, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, this is a memory we can all recall from childhood. Recently, however, a cloud of controversy has entangled a Colorado High School were a student recited the Pledge in Arabic. Tom Lopez, the [...]
The Department of Education Requires that School Sports be open to the Disabled
January 28, 2013 – 4:53 pm
Over 40 years ago, Title IX mandated that schools balance the resources allocated to men’s and women’s educational programs including extracurricular sports. The sweeping overhaul dramatically improved the athletic opportunities for females by expanding both high school and college athletic programs. The Education Department has now issued its latest “guidance” requiring that students with disabilities [...]
Elvis Presley Song Lyrics Causing Trouble in 2013?
January 16, 2013 – 2:51 pm
Elvis Presley certainly stirred up controversy in the 1950s but who would have thought that his songs would create an uproar in 2013. A Utah school district nearly canceled a production of “All Shook Up” after finding that it included sexually suggestive songs that could be deemed offensive. The show is based on a modern [...]