The continuing take away of Fundamental Constitutional rights in America by the Republican Agenda is now in full swing on all levels.
Now the brainwashing of the younger generation that there is no such thing as Free Speech is complete.
Another case:
8-19-2005 Student expelled for rap lyrics on his home website sues school district
PITTSBURGH ? The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a school district on behalf of a 14-year-old rap music fan who was expelled after he posted lyrics on the Internet...
The ACLU said the songs by Anthony Latour, of Ellwood City, were protected speech because, among other reasons, they were composed at home and not brought to school. The suit says Latour?s expulsion in May from the Riverside Beaver County School District violated his parents? right to control his upbringing.
?The school may not like Anthony?s songs, but it is beyond their ability to dictate what he reads, writes or even raps at home,? said Witold ?Vic? Walczak, the ACLU of Pennsylvania?s legal director.
?It is our job, not that of school officials, to decide what music Anthony can compose and listen to in our home,? said Anthony?s father, John Latour.
Latour was removed from class in April by North Sewickley Township police and charged with making terroristic threats and harassment because of lyrics he posted on the Internet.
But Walczak said school officials erred because Latour?s lyrics ? though violent and profane ? weren?t meant to be threats and didn?t cause any disruption at school.
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I know Oregon has been riding the fence as of late. Maybe if more mothers like Mrs Swanson realize that voting for the Religious Republican Agenda is not such a great idea afterall Oregon might be able to be saved from the Dark Side.
We'll see.
5-15-2005 Student Gets Detention For Violating Hugging Ban
BEND, Ore. - Public displays of affection are against the rules at Sky View Middle School in Bend, and 14-year-old Cazz Altomare found that out the hard way.
She got detention earlier this year after hugging her boyfriend in the hallway as he headed to lunch and she went to gym class.
Her mother, Leslee Swanson was infuriated by the punishment ? in fact, when she went to pick her daughter up from detention, she gave her a good, hard hug.
"I'm trying to understand what's wrong with a hug," said Swanson, 42.
Her mother has told her that if she likes Sky View and wants to stay at the school, she'll have to abide by the rules.
But Swanson, the mother, said she wonders if a hugging ban would fly in a more metropolitan place.
For her, this is a politically charged issue.
"The more people blindly accept these fundamental rights being taken away from them, the easier it becomes for them to be taken away," Swanson said.
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Don't forget to say Baaaaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaa
Now the brainwashing of the younger generation that there is no such thing as Free Speech is complete.
Another case:
8-19-2005 Student expelled for rap lyrics on his home website sues school district
PITTSBURGH ? The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a school district on behalf of a 14-year-old rap music fan who was expelled after he posted lyrics on the Internet...
The ACLU said the songs by Anthony Latour, of Ellwood City, were protected speech because, among other reasons, they were composed at home and not brought to school. The suit says Latour?s expulsion in May from the Riverside Beaver County School District violated his parents? right to control his upbringing.
?The school may not like Anthony?s songs, but it is beyond their ability to dictate what he reads, writes or even raps at home,? said Witold ?Vic? Walczak, the ACLU of Pennsylvania?s legal director.
?It is our job, not that of school officials, to decide what music Anthony can compose and listen to in our home,? said Anthony?s father, John Latour.
Latour was removed from class in April by North Sewickley Township police and charged with making terroristic threats and harassment because of lyrics he posted on the Internet.
But Walczak said school officials erred because Latour?s lyrics ? though violent and profane ? weren?t meant to be threats and didn?t cause any disruption at school.
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I know Oregon has been riding the fence as of late. Maybe if more mothers like Mrs Swanson realize that voting for the Religious Republican Agenda is not such a great idea afterall Oregon might be able to be saved from the Dark Side.
We'll see.
5-15-2005 Student Gets Detention For Violating Hugging Ban
BEND, Ore. - Public displays of affection are against the rules at Sky View Middle School in Bend, and 14-year-old Cazz Altomare found that out the hard way.
She got detention earlier this year after hugging her boyfriend in the hallway as he headed to lunch and she went to gym class.
Her mother, Leslee Swanson was infuriated by the punishment ? in fact, when she went to pick her daughter up from detention, she gave her a good, hard hug.
"I'm trying to understand what's wrong with a hug," said Swanson, 42.
Her mother has told her that if she likes Sky View and wants to stay at the school, she'll have to abide by the rules.
But Swanson, the mother, said she wonders if a hugging ban would fly in a more metropolitan place.
For her, this is a politically charged issue.
"The more people blindly accept these fundamental rights being taken away from them, the easier it becomes for them to be taken away," Swanson said.
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Don't forget to say Baaaaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaa
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