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Student Sues School for Banning Religious Flier
FOXNews.com ^
| 1/15/04
| Fox News
Posted on 01/15/2004 9:21:12 AM PST by Modernman
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:38:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; fliers; religion; school
Seems like she's trying to force the issue- it's not like this rule was targetted against religious fliers.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:21:12 AM PST
by
Modernman
To: Modernman
Seems like she's trying to force the issue- it's not like this rule was targetted against religious fliers.
True, unless she can show that it is selectively enforced. If the school has allowed a handout for a pizza party, birthday party, coupons, or anything then she has a case.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:23:00 AM PST
by
Arkinsaw
To: Modernman
She should have been handing out needles and condoms, these are allowed
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:23:15 AM PST
by
Moleman
To: Modernman
"general policy prohibiting the distribution of any printed materials in school"
IF this was the accepted and ENFORCED policy - the school was correct.
If the school only selectively enforced the rule - they're liable.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:24:00 AM PST
by
steplock
(www.FOCUS.GOHOTSPRINGS.com)
To: Arkinsaw
I swear I did NOT copy ARKINSAW's reply here!
Great minds just think alike!
hehehe.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:25:24 AM PST
by
steplock
(www.FOCUS.GOHOTSPRINGS.com)
To: Arkinsaw
If the school has allowed a handout for a pizza party, birthday party, coupons, or anything then she has a case. Agreed. If they treated everyone the same, there's no problem. From what I've seen on this case, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that the school was being selective.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:26:16 AM PST
by
Modernman
(Providence protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America- Otto von Bismarck)
To: Modernman
pointing to its general policy prohibiting the distribution of any printed materials in school. We haven't handed out a test in years. No printed material is ever distributed here. And all our students are on the honor roll too ...
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:26:18 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(France delenda est)
To: Modernman
Abolish government schools--problem solved.
To: Modernman
Abolish government schools--problem solved.
To: Modernman
Seems like she's trying to force the issue- it's not like this rule was targetted against religious fliers. That would be fine -- except she has a clear First Amendment right to pass out flyers in her school so long as she isn't creating a disturbance or interfering with the education of other students.
The school *might* be able to argue that she can't pass out the flyers in class. But they can't & shouldn't prevent her from doing it in other areas (hallways, cafeteria, etc)
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:39:37 AM PST
by
gdani
(Have you played Atari today?)
To: Arthur McGowan
Abolish government schools--problem solved. No argument here- everyone gets a voucher and takes it wherever they want.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:46:28 AM PST
by
Modernman
(Providence protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America- Otto von Bismarck)
To: steplock
I suspect they are liable.
To: Modernman
For four years, I've been the PTA person in charge of the distrubution of flyers at my daughters elementary school.
There is a policy on what the school and PTA may handout but no official policy, other than common sense, on what the students may handout.
We even had a first grader hand out some Holy cards a few years ago and not a single parent complained. Some of the Non-Christians parents I spoke to liked it because it exposed their children to an aspect of another culture.
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posted on
01/15/2004 9:57:56 AM PST
by
lizma
To: lizma
There is a policy on what the school and PTA may handout but no official policy, other than common sense, on what the students may handout. In this day and age, you're lucky nobody has sued you over the lack of policy. Maybe the school actually has intelligent administrators who are not afraid to make a decision as to what fliers are innapropriate.
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posted on
01/15/2004 10:06:55 AM PST
by
Modernman
(Providence protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America- Otto von Bismarck)
To: steplock
It also depends on HOW the teacher enforced the rule. IF she showed any great concern, for instance.
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posted on
01/15/2004 11:04:35 AM PST
by
RobbyS
(XPqu)
To: Modernman
...administrators who are not afraid to make a decision as to what fliers are innapropriate.Their only defence is that they don't HAVE any discretion. Then everything falls back on the intent of the School board and the content of the rule they made.
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posted on
01/15/2004 11:07:29 AM PST
by
RobbyS
(XPqu)
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