Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Student Suspended For TV Interview

A junior at William Blount High School in Maryville, Tennessee was suspended after being interviewed by a local TV station. On April 6, police and administrators locked the school down after finding a hit list and racial graffiti on the walls. Two weeks later, Bridget O'Neill, the student, told WATE-TV that one of her classmates made a racial sign. She was suspended the following morning. So, school principal Christy Martin believes she has authority over students' speech away from campus. Unbelievable...