Gay Student Rights?
by Lawsuit filed on gay student’s behalf alleges school district abridged his rights. ” ‘I don’t want to be singled out because I’m gay,’ McLaughlin said. …
Category: Education
Kindergarten Brats Suspended
33 kindergartners have been suspended from Philadelphia schools this year. The new discipline policy has brought strong reactions from parent groups and advocates for children. …
End Athletic Scholarships
Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated presented an interesting ound bite on NPR earlier this week: why not disallow athletic scholarships altogether? Read his article. If …
A Perspective on Football
Baylor University announced that football coach Kevin Steele has been sacked, effective at the end of the seaon. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. …
Radicals Target Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
Reports are sketchy as to the amount of damage done, but radicals one can only presume to be Islamic in nature are attacking schools in …
Another School Shooting
A student flunking out of nursing school opened fire in a class at the University of Arizona, killing 4 people. Read the story on Yahoo …
Pink-haired Girl Leaves Fort Bend School
A girl who’s pink-dyed hair violated school policy has been moved to another school district by her parents. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. …
Bad Bonfire Bull
Yet another lawsuit has been filed in the fatal case of the Aggie bonfire collapse. Read it in the Houston Chronicle. This looks to be …
UNC Requires Islamic Reading
The University of North Carolina is in hot water over its required summer reading program. Read about in at CNN.com. The real problem, however, is …
Bonfire Lawsuit Ruling
In a ruling that will be appealed, a federal judge has issued mixed ruling, indicating that Texas A&M University cannot be sued in federal court …