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Stolen tux disrupts prom

This really is one for the books. Eighteen-year-old Kyle Laderoot of Prescott Valley, Arizona was determined to attend his senior 

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Is it legal for a school to have a rule about hair length for male athletes and none for girls?

We have written previously on the subject of school rules concerning hair and thought the issue was settled years ago. However, 

Riley Stratton
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Can schools force students to disclose their Facebook password?

When Riley Stratton was in the sixth grade in 2012, school officials and a police officer brought her to an office 

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A sarcastic two-word tweet backfires on student

Reid Sagehorn was an honor roll student and a football and basketball co-captain at Rogers High School in Minnesota. The 

Skye Wyatt Kilgore HS Texas
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Coaches “out” teen to her mom

Skye Wyatt was 16 years old and on the softball team at Kilgore High School in Texas. For some reason her 

No Cussing Club
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Do tickets for cussing at school violate free speech?

This is an issue under consideration at the Maize Unified School District in Kansas. The policy allows police officers on 

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Do homeless children have a right to an education?

Two brothers in Pennsylvania attended school in the same school district all their lives. Now in 8th grade and a 

Teachers Note about Students' Hygiene
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Teacher complains about preschoolers’ hygiene

Sharon Perry Dunnigan taught pre-kindergarten at the Build Academy in Buffalo, New York. Her students were 3 and 4 years 

Codie Thacker
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Teen athlete decides against competing due to religious beliefs

We have written many times about students professing their religious beliefs and exercising traditions and rituals on and off campus. Once again 

Tiana Parker
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What a “dread”ful story

We have written many times about dress codes at school. Most elementary, middle and high schools across the country have 

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