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Protesting a dress code by shunning the uniform

What better way to protest a school’s uniform than refusing to wear it? That’s what two students at an elementary 

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Protesting a dress code by shunning the uniform

What better way to protest a school’s uniform than refusing to wear it? That’s what two students at an elementary 

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Prayer in public schools – 50 years later

New York state authorized the voluntary recitation of a prayer in all public schools. The prayer was written by the state Board 

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Teen bystander punished for defending bullying victim

Stormy Rich is a 18-year-old senior at Umatilla High School in Florida. Because of her school work and credits earned, 

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College admission: We are looking for that “fire in the belly”

This is a statement from an admissions officer at a liberal arts college in the Northeast. The year 2011 was 

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Does the First Amendment trump your Student Handbook?

The Student Handbook at Griffith Middle School in Indiana says that “Bullying is defined as a deliberately aggressive or hurtful 

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Is cheating in an “honors” class contradictory?

At Sequoia Union High School in California, students enrolled in honors classes sign an academic honesty pledge at the beginning 

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Yearbook article about being gay is criticized

“In My Element” was the theme for the 2012 yearbook at Lenoir City High School in Tennessee. The book was 

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What does affirmative action mean?

In an effort to compensate for past offenses against African Americans regarding slavery and racial discrimination, the United States coined the term 

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Student banned from wearing “Jesus is not a homophobe” T-shirt

The National Day of Silence is a student-led event to raise awareness about bullying and harassment of LGBT students. Participants 

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