Actually, the high school coach didn’t bully the band he kicked off the field
Michael Scott, the football coach at Annandale High School in Virginia, is getting blasted in the media for yelling at the school’s award-winning marching band during halftime at a game and forcing them off the field so his players could warm up. Mean move. Stupid move. But it’s not a bullying move, which is what […]
The battle over Christmas music in school begins
It’s not even Thanksgiving but the battle over religious Christmas music at school events has already been enjoined in at least two school districts as the seemingly never-ending confusion continues over the answer to this question: Can public schools play religious music in holiday celebrations? In the Wausau School District in Wisconsin, a tussle over whether […]
A school counselor’s request to Michelle Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama has taken on a new policy role: helping to promote the idea among young people about the important of going to college. She began this week speaking to students at Bell Multicultural High School in the District, telling them about the goal President Obama set several years for the United States to […]
11-14-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: A new college theology course on Bruce SpringsteenIt’s been quite a week for me. First I had a somewhat reasonable educational excuse to write about John Lennon — school records showing that he was quite adept at getting detentions were being put up for sale. And now, thanks to Rutgers University, I get to write about a new Bruce Springsteen course. Here, […] 7 by Valerie Str