Part of “Saving Private Ryan” was shown in a Marysville Ohio High School sophomore history class last week. Parents had not been notified ahead of time that the R-rated movie would be used in the classroom. One 15-year-old female student was bothered by the movie and asked to be excused during the class.
I have never [...]

Michael and Holly Robbins filed suit Tuesday against Lower Merion School District (PA) for using a webcam on a school-issued laptop to illegally invade the privacy of their son, sophomore Blake Robbins.
The Robbins became aware of the invasion when the school’s assistant principal, Lynn Matsko, confronted Blake, accusing him of engaging in improper behavior in [...]

Twelve-year-old Alexa Gonzalez , a NYC junior high student, was arrested and taken in handcuffs to a police station for writing on her desk with an erasable marker.
Gonzalez wrote “Lex was here 2/1/10″  and “I love my friends Abby and Faith.”
The girl was released after being held for several hours at the police station.
Gonzalez must [...]

On April 27, 2005, David Parker, of Lexington, MA was arrested and charged with “trespassing” at the Estabrook Elementary School.
This occurred during a meeting scheduled by the Principal of Estabrook, Joni Jay, to discuss the Parkers’ request that the school abide by the Massachusetts Parental Notification Law concerning curriculum involving human sexuality issues.
Parker said he [...]

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 (6-25-09) that Arizona school officials violated a 13-year-old eighth grade girl’s constitutional rights when she was strip searched by a school nurse.
Savana Redding, now 19, was a student at Safford Middle School when the incident occurred. Vice Principal Kerry Wilson suspected that Redding was concealing  prescription-strength ibuprofen in her underwear, [...]