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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Feb. 4, 2009

How School Administrators Are Failing the Constitution

By taking "get tough" and "zero tolerance" policies too far, administrators are transforming schools into police departments, writes Matt Valenti. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Matt Valenti

Schopenhauer wrote "Journalists are like dogs. Whenever anything begins to move, they bark."

If this is true, then student journalists are the puppies of the journalism world. Frisky, playful, full of energy and likely to grab everyone's attention with their antics.

Unfortunately, all too often, when these puppies bark, the administrators who run their schools try to put a muzzle on them. When they can'...

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