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...Megan Coulter, a Mascoutah, Ill., eighth-grader, served two after-school detentions last week. Her offense? Hugging two friends and therefore violating the Mascoutah Middle School's ban on public displays of affection...
...Coulter's case drew dozens of newspaper headlines and landed her on NBC's Today Show. But it also illustrates a key challenge facing America's schools: When is a hug inappropriate - or "extreme," as its been dubbed by some administrators? And, more broadly, how far should schools go in policing the behavior of a generation that often takes its social cues from Paris Hilton and Britney Spears...
...Megan Coulter's case began in earnest at a sports event a couple of weeks ago. Her parents say her southern Illinois school's vice principal asked her and a male friend to stop hugging. Then, on Nov. 2, Megan stood near a bus in the school's parking lot and put her arm around a male friend's shoulder. The vice principal, who did not return calls seeking comment, immediately issued a detention order. Minutes later, as Megan walked across the school's front lawn, a female friend gave her a hug. The vice principal issued the second detention...
...Tired, as in, this is just about those feminists who think women can’t be trusted to make decisions? And as to the false characterization that to theorists like MacKinnon “women are always victims” —who are we here, Ann Coulter? Where are we, on CNN’s “Crossfire”? Why dumb down a complex and nuanced argument...
...States and Muslim nations. Where an environment conducive to mutual understanding is so desperately needed, TAP has encouraged one of irrational fear and misunderstanding. Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week was kicked off yesterday around the country with film screenings, sit-ins, and appearances by speakers such as David Horowitz, Ann Coulter, and former Senator (R-PA) Rick Santorum. It is up to socially responsible and politically aware students to protest this perpetuation of harmful stereotypes...