A Florida school district confirmed a teacher should not have reprimanded a student for abstaining from saying the pledge of allegiance. (see video below) We certainly would not want to infringe on anyone’s rights. A lawyer says the Florida statute is ‘not punishable’ and the student should have been allowed to kneel as long as […]
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Libertarian Rockstars actively protest intolerant laws, sue the government for violating their rights, and distribute information about the Constitutional rights of people under the age of 21. They help thousands of people who are harassed each day by intolerant politicians and school officials.
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Make & Wear Anti-Curfew Stickers as a First Amendment Activity
Many curfew laws allow a first amendment exception that allows people to be out past curfew if they are engaged in any activity listed in the first amendment. This page has directions on how to make stickers that say “Repeal the Curfew” and other messages. Wearing a sticker is engaging in free speech. I made […]
Protests against radio tracking chips for students
People in San Antonio protested having tracking chips in student ID cards. Administrators sold it as a revenue generator since it WILL increase attendance in first-period classes and schools are paid by the day to teach only students present in the first period. The protests couldn’t stop the RFID chips but people continue to argue […]
Teenager wins right for solo round-the-world sail
Teen’s anti-curfew Letter to the Editor appears prominently
A teenager’s anti-curfew letter appeared prominently on the editorial page of a the main newspaper of a county considering a teen curfew. The letter’s title was “A teen’s view on the curfew” and the writer urged politicians to consider alternatives, such as more policing, instead of confining all teenagers to their homes. The letter added […]
Left school at 15, dropped in-to life, now billionaire
Government schooling is not the only road to success. Plenty of people go to non-government schools (aka private schools). Some home school themselves. A few “unschool” via DIY (do-it-yourself) project-based education. The lucky few? They drop in. They drop out of school, and drop in-to working life. Richard Elman, featured on the cover of Forbes […]
Prom cancelled to avoid lesbian couple
A local regimentation center (aka, “public school”) cancelled a prom to avoid letting a lesbian couple attend, with one female hoping to wear a tux. The ACLU threatened to sue the regimentation center. Two female students asked to attend after reading a memo that required one’s date to be of the opposite sex. In every […]
Parents sue school for viewing son with webcam
A government school in Pennsylvania used cameras and microphones on laptops issued to students to locate missing laptops and, oh by the way, to also monitor students. Yes, the “telescreen” devices from the book 1984 have arrived in 2010. Parents of a monitored student have sued the school after receiving a photo of their son […]