Judge upholds flag suspension at Derby school
U.S. Senior Judge Wesley Brown ruled the Derby district did not violate a 13 year old student rights by suspending him for drawing a Confederate flag in class. Tr West served a three day April suspension under a 1995 district policy banning racially divisive material. Rutherford Institute plans an appeal.
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Wichita District Reaps Gains From School Tobacco Fines
In Wichita the school district benefits from a program charging students fined for tobacco on campus. A police officer is stationed in each high school to enforce a 1994 ordinance, making penalties stricter. First offenses cost $55 plus $37 in court costs, with higher sums for subsequent violations.
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Federal inmate dies at Leavenworth prison
Larry Williams, 44, a inmate at the U S Penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas City Missouri, died Sunday after complaining of breathing difficulties. Corrections officers reported he was struggling just before efforts to resuscitate him failed. He was pronounced dead by the attending physician.
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