Amber Cole was punished by administrators of Eagleton Elementary School for dyeing her hair pink. Here is a poem that she wrote about her fight for free expression.
Category: Censorship
Coverage of how the U.S. federal government, like so many goverments around the world, stifles your freedom to express yourself and to read and watch what you choose.
Student in skirt challenges dress code
Edward Shinkle, a student in Charlotte County, Virginia, recently challenged his high school’s gender-based dress code by wearing his mother’s skirt. The principal and assistant principal immediately forced him to go home and return with traditional male attire. Now Shinkle is fighting back by circulating a petition seeking support for him to wear a skirt […]
Vegan student may seek new judge
John Ouimette, a student in Utah who was suspended for wearing a Vegan sweatshirt, may be maneuvering to get a new judge for a lawsuit against his school. Last February, U.S. District Judge Dee Benson refused a request for an injunction, which would have allowed Ouimette to wear his Vegan attire while his case proceeded. […]
Reversal: Student may wear Jewish Sta
Intolerant Mississippi school officials conceded defeat this week by permitting Ryan Green to wear his Star of David necklace. Their action reversed a previous ruling that banned the Star, because it supposedly could be considered a gang symbol. The reversal was principally due to the courageousness of Ryan Green, the support of his parents, and […]
Student sues to wear Jewish Star
VA judge strikes down dancing restriction
Many residents of Pound, Virginia are kicking their heels after a U.S. district judge struck down a local Virginia dance ordinance as an unconstitutional restriction of free expression.. The case dealt with William Elam, the owner of a popular trucker nightspot who tired of forbidding his patrons from dancing. His legal victory means truckers and […]
Suspension without written notification reversed
In Ohio, and possibly your state, school administrators must give students written notification before issuing a punishment. School officials in Hudson, Ohio failed to abide by this state law and therefore recently reversed the suspension of a 9-year-old student for writing a fortune cookie message that appeared to be violent.
Theater owners cave to censorship demands of Clinton
Intolerant politicians are using the Littleton shootings to take away more of your rights. Last week, the Senate passed a bill that severely limits the Second Amendment rights of people under 18-years-old. This week, Democratic President Bill Clinton pressured the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) to aggressively check the IDs of customers who want […]
Pittsburgh student paper fights alcohol censorship
The War on Drugs and Alcohol is really a War on Americans. The government uses the drug war as an excuse to take away your Constitutional rights. A student newspaper at the government’s University of Pittsburgh is fighting back by suing over a state law that forbids any mention of alcohol in campus newspaper advertisements.