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In Football Controversy, ACLU of MN Sues School District on Behalf of 10-Year-Old Packers Fan (12/15/2000)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the New Prague School District on behalf of Roy Sonkowsky and his son Rocky, who was excluded by school officials from participating in school activities because of his allegiance to the Green Bay Packers football team.

East Cleveland Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
CLEVELAND, OH -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Castro Valley Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Salt Lake City Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Charlotte Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
RALEIGH, NC -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Kalamazoo Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
DETROIT, MI -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Claremont Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
LOS ANGELES, CA -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school seniors $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

ACLU Announces Student Winners of First-Ever Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
NEW YORK, NY -- The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Ames Student Wins First ACLU Youth College Scholarship (04/20/2000)
AMES, IA --The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the winners of a nationwide student activist college scholarship competition, awarding eight high school students $4,000 each for outstanding contributions in the struggle for civil liberties and the rights of young people.

Civil Rights Groups Launch Statewide Campaign To Combat Racial Profiling (04/19/2000)
SEATTLE, WA -- At a news conference today at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, the ACLU and several civil rights groups announced the launch of a statewide campaign to combat racial profiling by police.

ACLU of Massachusetts Speaks Out on "High Stakes"Testing in Public Schools (04/11/2000)
BOSTON, MA -- Beginning tomorrow, all Massachusetts public school students in the 4th, 8th and 10th grades will be required to take a lengthy series of examinations known as MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System). Next year's 10th grade students will be required to "pass" the English and math portions of MCAS in order to receive a high school diploma in 2003.

In Legal Challenge, ACLU of Michigan Says New Law Hampers College Students' Voting Rights (02/24/2000)
LANSING, MI -- In an effort to preserve their voting rights, representatives from six university student assemblies today filed a lawsuit challenging a local requirement that a person's driver's license address and voter registration address be the same.

Kansas Court to Hear ACLU Case Of Honor Student Expelled for Displaying Artwork (01/28/2000)
WICHITA, KS -- At a hearing this morning in Wichita, the American Civil Liberties Union will ask a federal judge to overturn the expulsion of a high school senior for displaying artwork deemed "threatening." ool board has said that before it will allow the honor student to return to school, she must submit to a mental heath examination and agree to be put on probation for the remainder of the school year.

ACLU Opposes Internet Censorship in NY Schools (01/13/2000)
NEW YORK -- The New York Civil Liberties Union today criticized the New York City Board of Education for its failure to remove Internet filters that limit city high school students to a level of Internet access fit for kindergardeners.

School Officials Sued For Warehousing Second, Third Graders in Auditorium (01/11/2000)
According to a class action lawsuit filed today on behalf of children attending Rosemont Avenue Elementary School here, school administrators quartered five separate classes of approximately 100 second- and third-grade students simultaneously in the school auditorium without sound barriers, floor-to-ceiling visual barriers or adequate space for learning and safety. 

In Class-Action Lawsuit, ACLU Says CA Students Are Denied Equal Access to Advanced Placement Courses (07/27/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a civil rights class-action lawsuit in State Superior Court on behalf of public high school students who are being denied access to advanced placement courses.

Unfair Suspensions Removed From Records of Washington State Students (07/22/1999)