Free speech case puts first graders’ rights in spotlight

The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African American classmate.

First grade student disciplined over Black Lives Matter drawing does have free speech rights, court rules

Federal appeals court rules elementary students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit over a first grader's ...

Court Backs First-Grader in Suit Over School Reaction to 'Any Life' Matters Drawing

A fight over a first-grader’s “any life” matters drawing asks whether students lose free speech rights at the elementary school door.
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What can Wisconsin first-graders expect as they start this school year? We asked the experts: former first-graders

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...
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First-graders are studying human anatomy and tested in a new hands-on approach

"We have six surgical tests that we need to complete," announced Gidia Santiago, teacher to a group of first-grade surgeons scrubbing in outside the restrooms. The students have been studying human ...
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Ursuline first graders turn classroom business into playground upgrade

First graders at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans are putting early lessons in entrepreneurship to practical use, turning a classroom business into a community benefit. As part of the school’s annual ...
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What can Wisconsin first-graders expect as they start this school year? We asked the experts: former first-graders

This fall, about 50,000 Wisconsin public school kids will start first grade. They'll file through hundred-year-old hallways and new builds, meeting teachers just out of college or 40-year veteran ...