Supreme Court Case protecting Students Rights

I want you to go over to one of the following websites and read about one students fight to protect her individual rights at school...(Copy and Paste)

http://kdka.com/national/teen.strip.search.2.1058825.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/25/savana-redding-strip-sear_n_220717.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_teen_to_supreme_court_i_was_stripped_of_dignity.html

So after reading the articles please answer the following questions...

1) What is the background of the case? Who is involved and what is the main problem surrounding the case?

2) What verdict did the Supreme Court come to and why did they come to that verdict?

3) What is your opinion on the whole situation and what is Clark County School Districts policy on this situation today? (This answer needs to be to 3 paragraphs)

This is a fascinating case and does affect every single student in America. Good Luck and remember to always be school appropriate in your responses. And have a Happy FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!

No New Post This Weekend

SO after two straight weeks there will be no new post this weekend...but feel free to add comments and to get the boards going. Also don't send 5 of the same comments to me. Your comments have to be approved by myself or Ms. Brant so be patient they will be published. Have a great weekend and a new post will be coming June 30th.

John Ensign..Hypocrite or just Human?!?!?

John Ensign, our Nevada Senator, got himself into a political "pickle" this past week and it just keeps getting worse and worse. Below are six questions you need to answer concerning this issue. I lead you in the general direction of articles but there are many more across the world wide web. Good job last week and if you know of certain people that have still not signed up, let them know that we are in full swing. I expect a lot of discussion on this topic because it greatly affects our state and Senator Ensign's standing among the political community. Have fun and answers will start be accepted Monday and will be frozen on Wednesday but the comments can be placed all summer long. The only answer that has a length requirement is the last question and it should be 2 paragraphs in length.

1. What elected position does John Ensign presently hold?
2. When was he first elected to this position?
3. What office did he hold prior to 2000?
4. In the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, how did John Ensign vote in the impeachment process?
5. To what did John Ensign admit to on June 16, 2009 and why did he admit to it?
6. In your opinion, what should John Ensign do and why? BE SPECIFIC


News Articles: (There a BUNCH of articles at lasvegassun.com and reviewjournal.com but here are some highlights) Copy and Paste!!!!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/ensign_accuses_mistresss_husba.html?hpid=topnews

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/18/unanswered-why-he-told/

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/19/we-have-suffered-indescribable-pain/

First Post of Summer: June 11th 2009

First and foremost I only see 12 followers this early in the school year and hope to see a whole lot more in a quick fashion. If you are already a follower let your other friends know the blog has begun. Also I wanted to provide a link to amazon where you can get the book Courage of Their Convictions used for a cheap price...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0140128107/sr=8-1/qid=1244737620/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=1244737620&sr=8-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used

Now on to the first post... This week we will be discussing the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor and what her impact would be if nominated to the Supreme Court. Below I have provide some links to stories to help answer your questions below. Please read through most of them and then make your post... (Copy and Paste all links)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104534590

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/01/sonia-sotomayor-supreme-c_n_194470.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Background-on-Judge-Sonia-Sotomayor/

This last link has many links to stories but just pick out the few that interest you...

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/supreme.court/

So here is what I want you to tell me about concerning this nomination for President Obama

1) What three aspects of Sonia Sotomayor's background impresses you the most and why?

2) What two aspects of Sotomayor's background are you least impressed with and why?

3) What type of judicial philosophy (liberal, moderate, conservative) will she have? What judicial decisions in her past would have you believe this?

4) Is she a good choice to be on the Supreme Court? Why? BE SPECIFIC

Well there is the first post. Enjoy!! One quick side note is I (Mr. Magness) am running the blog this weekend but I will be out of town until Sunday night. So make your post like you would but it will not be approved until Monday afternoon. So do not panic if your post is still not approved by Sunday. Make your post and then check back Monday or Tuesday to see if your post was approved. Remember to answer all the questions and have fun. Good Luck!!