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Yet, rather than commending Bell’s efforts, the Itawamba County School Board punished him for the content of his speech, in effect teaching Bell that the First Amendment does not protect students who challenge those in power." [30] In 2021, Dennis wrote the majority opinion in another student speech case, Oliver v. Arnold.
In 1979, the Second Circuit heard the similar Thomas v. Board of Education, Granville Central School District, the appeal of three students disciplined for producing a satirical publication which targeted school officials modeled on the then-popular National Lampoon magazine, including sexual content.
On January 8, 2021, NCFM, represented by the ACLU and cooperating counsel from Hogan Lovells, filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Supreme Court to review the decision of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. [19] The case was docketed in the Supreme Court as case No. 20-928. [20]
There were a total of 3,695 students enrolled in the Itawamba County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 90.45% White, 8.15% African American, 1.00% Hispanic, 0.30% Asian, and 0.11% Native American.
The district court dismissed Bell's challenge, however, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the dismissal, finding that the disciplining of a student for purely off-campus activities violates the First Amendment. [17] In 2016, Colom supported the release of Steven Jessie Harris to a state mental health facility.
Bell added: “I addressed my statement to everyone in the room. I looked at all of them and I just said, ‘How dare you. You will forever have the memory of sitting in this courtroom and ...
After the implementation of Title IX, multiple cases of sex-based discrimination against employees of federally funded educational institutions were heard by various circuit courts. In cases such as Isleboro School Committee v. Califano (593 F.2d 424), [5] Junior College District of St. Louis v. Califano (597 F.2d 119), [4] and Romeo Community ...
Greenville County Schools board of trustees band three books, Ellen Hopkins's "Perfect" and "Tilt" and Sarah J. Maas's "Empire of Storms" during a special meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.