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Overlawyered.com commentary
[through mid-June 2003. Items after that date collected
here]:
Grades and honors, 2003: "'Student
sues over top title'" (N.J. valedictorian), May 3-4 (& updateMay
13: wins case); "Teachers
afraid", Mar. 31; "My lawyer
says I'm the valedictorian", Feb. 18; "'Student
sues to get A+, not A'", Feb. 10. 2002: "Welcome
Salon.com readers, Bill O'Reilly listeners", Jul. 12-14; "Welcome
Fox News viewers/ readers", Aug. 2-4; "'Student
gets diploma after threatening lawsuit'", Jun. 13. 2000:
"Lawsuits over failing grades",
Jan. 4. 1999: "You shoulda
flunked me!" (suit by athlete over too-lenient grading), Dec. 27-28.
"Annals of zero tolerance", 2002: "Black
eye for zero tolerance" (students say they found pills on school grounds),
Sept. 30; "Steak knives, finger
'guns'", May 16; "'Positive
nicotine test to keep student from prom'" (over-18 student, off-premises
consumption), Apr. 26-28 (& update May
10-12: school backs down); "Zero
tolerance leaves 'em gasping" (asthma inhalers), Apr. 8-9; "School
told to rehire cocaine abuser", Mar. 20-21; "Goodbye
to zero tolerance?", Jan. 25-27. 2001: "Under
the Christmas tree" (toy soldiers), Dec. 21-23; "John
Leo on Overlawyered.com", Aug. 15; "The
rest of Justice O'Connor's speech", July 6-8 (& letters to the
editor, Aug. 1); "Bagpiper
prom garb" (skean dubh knife), June 21 (& letter to the
editor, July 6); "Drawing
pictures of weapons", May 15; "Zero
tolerance spiral" (roundup), April 12; "Non-gun
control" (second-graders' paper gun), March 23-25; "ABA
criticizes zero tolerance", Feb. 21-22; "Pointing
chicken finger", Feb. 2-4; "Fateful
fiction", Jan. 30; "Gun-shaped
medallion", Jan. 18; "'Boy
faces jail for slapping girl's bottom'", Jan. 5-7. 2000:
"U.K.: skipping, 'conkers' taboo
in schoolyards", Dec. 15-17; "School
now says hugs not forbidden", Oct. 4; "Tweety
bird chain" (also African tribal knives case), Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (&
update Oct. 4); "Kopel
on zero-tolerance policies", Sept. 25-26; "'NZ
kids get 'license' to play with toy guns'", Sept. 8-10; "Ease
up on kids" (Salt Lake Tribune), Aug. 4-7; "Annals
of zero tolerance" (six-year-old's "sexual harassment", finger guns,
ABA
Journal), May 22; "Kindergartners'
'bang, you're dead'", April 17; "Don't
play James Bond" (fifth grader's plastic toy gun), March 28; "Scissors,
teacher's beer", March 15; "Hug
protest in Halifax", March 2. 1999: "Roundup",
Dec. 27-28; "Weekend reading:
columnist-fest" (John Leo), Dec. 11-12; "Scissors,
toy-gun cases", Dec. 8; "The
fateful thumb" (gunlike hand gesture), Nov. 20-21; "More
nail clippers cases", Nov. 10; "Cannon
shots banned" (yearbook photo posed on artillery), Oct. 30-31 (update
Nov. 26-28: school relents); "Zero
tolerance strikes again" (knife to cut cake), Oct. 23-24; "Dog
searches of junior high lockers" (South Carolina), Oct. 15; "Annals
of zero tolerance" ("Billabong" label clothing), Sept. 2 (&
Sept.
8 update); "For your
own good" (transparent backpacks only), August 4.
Stop having fun, 2003: Letter
to the editor, Mar. 31. 2002: "Helmets
for roller skaters", Jun. 7-9; "'Remove
child before folding'" (George Will on playgrounds), Jun. 5; "Overprotecting
the kids", Feb. 18-19. 2001: "Dodge
ball on endangered list", June 13; "By
reader acclaim: 'Clowns told to get custard pie insurance'", Apr. 9.
2000:
"U.K.: skipping, 'conkers' taboo
in schoolyards", Dec. 15-17; "Good
Humor man busted for ringing bell", Nov. 6; "'NZ
kids get 'license' to play with toy guns'", Sept. 8-10; "The
forbidden cookout", Jun. 2-4; "Musical
chairs disapproved" (game said to encourage violence), May 24; "Dismounted"
(horseback program for mentally impaired kids), May 12; "Little
League lawsuits", May 3; "Gray
sameness of modern playgrounds", Apr. 25-26; "Columnist-fest"
(Girl Scout horseback riding disclaimer), Apr. 6; "Rise
of the high school sleepover disclaimer", Mar. 22; "Girl
puts head under guillotine; sues when hurt", Mar. 8. 1999:
"A lovable liability risk"
(principal's golden retriever), Nov. 18-19; "Seesaws
as museum items" (towns sued over playgrounds), Sept. 27; "Spreading
to the U.K." (schools adventure trips, etc.), Aug. 5; "For
your own good" (ban on clothing or shoes that might cause students
to trip; non-transparent backpacks), Aug. 4. Also see pools
and swimming; scary things.
School violence cases, 2002: "Florida
school shooting: the deep pockets did it", Dec. 13-15. 2001:
"Put the blame on games",
April 24 (& see March 6, 2002:
judge dismisses case). 2000: "'Just
put the candy in the bag, lady'", Sept. 4; "Principal,
school officials sued over Columbine massacre", Jul. 21-23 (update
Nov.
30-Dec. 2, 2001: judge dismisses most counts); "Columnist-fest"
(Anne Roiphe), May 2; "Overlawyered
schools: three views", Apr. 21-23; "Judge
dismisses case blaming entertainment biz for school shootings" (Paducah
case), Apr. 13. 1999: "Descent
of the blame counselors", Nov. 2; "Nominated
by reader acclamation" (Klebold parents sue), Oct. 18; "Censorship
via (novel) lawsuit", Jul. 22.
Special ed, disabled rights, 2003: "Letter
to the editor", Jun. 20-22. 2002: "'Ex-Teach's
Suit: Kids Abused Me'", Jun. 26-27 (& update Jul.
24); "Minimum GPA for study
abroad said unfair to disabled", Jan. 9-10. 2001: "Connecticut
to 'mainstream' retarded kids", Jul. 5 (& letter to the editor,
Aug.
1); "Litigators vs. standardized
tests, I: the right to conceal", Feb. 9-11. 2000: "'NCAA
Can Be Sued Under ADA, Federal District Judge Rules'", Nov. 28; "Back-to-school
roundup: granola bars out, Ritalin in", Aug. 29-30; "Unwanted
medical duties" (care of students), June 5; "Overlawyered
schools: three views" (school discipline and IDEA, etc.), Apr. 21-23;
"Disabled test-accommodation
roundup", Feb. 16; "Disabled
accommodation in testing", Jan. 12. 1999: "After
Casey Martin, the deluge" (youth soccer), Nov. 5-7 (updated Nov.
13-14); "Disabled accommodation
vs. testing fairness", Sept. 21; "Death
by mainstreaming" (hazards of mentally disabled 12-year-old's rights),
August 31; and see disabled rights generally.
Higher ed, 2003: "MIT
sued over student's nitrous-oxide death", Feb. 25. 2002:
"'Rocketing liability rates squeeze
medical schools'", May 28-29; "'Tilting
the playing field'" (Title IX), May 14-15; "Law
hurts men, women" (Title IX), Jan. 23-24; "Class
action on behalf of illegal-alien college students", Jan. 11-13; "'Ex-student
sentenced for rape lie'" (wants to become attorney), Jan. 11-13 (&
see May 26-29, 2000: Stephen
Glass graduates Georgetown Law); "Minimum
GPA for study abroad said unfair to disabled", Jan. 9-10. 2001:
"University official vs. web anonymity",
Oct. 30; "'We often turn irresponsibility
into legal actions against others'" (Robyn Blumner on U. of South Fla.
art student harassment case), Aug. 13-14; "Don't
rock the Coke machine", Jul. 20-22; "By
reader acclaim: student sues law prof over class demonstration", June
27; "'Persistent suitor'"
(criticism of academic journals' publisher), Feb. 6. 2000:
"Gets no kick from football verdict"
(Title IX), Nov. 3 (& Jan.
31, 2001); "Place kicker
awarded $2 million", Oct. 13; "Don't
talk to the humans" (human-subject experimentation rules), Sept. 1-3;
"Why you can't trust letters
of recommendation", Jul. 10; "Degrees
of intimidation" (book on "diploma mills", Apr. 28-30; "Prof
sues for right to flunk students" (Univ. of Mich.), Mar. 16; "Mormon
actress sues over profanity" (says Univ. of Utah theater dept. insisted
she utter foul language in scripts), Jan. 24. 1999: "Link
your way to liability?" (prof sues over "course critique" website),
Nov. 15; "We didn't mean those
preferences!" (veterans' preferences unpopular at Berkeley), Nov. 11;
and see disabled rights in education.
Sports, 2003: "Schools
roundup", Apr. 9; "Sis-Boom-Sue"
(cheerleading), Jan. 15-16. 2002: "'Father
files suit after son fails to make MVP award'" (hockey, New Brunswick),
Nov. 8-10; "Tour of the blogs"
(Title IX), Sept. 24; "'Parents
suing youth football league'", Aug. 28; "'Tilting
the playing field'" (Title IX), May 14-15 (& Jan.
23-24); "'Before you cheer
... "Sign here"'" (cheerleading release forms), Mar. 15-17. 2001:
"Federal judge rules high-school
sports schedules unlawful", Dec. 24-27 (& letter to editor, Feb.
28); "'Father seeks $1.5 million
after son misses varsity spot'", Dec. 13-14; "Letter
to the editor" (junior varsity dance team), Sept. 3; "'Dad
sues after girl fails to make cheerleading squad'", Jun. 4; "Suing
the coach", May 2. 2000: "'NCAA
Can Be Sued Under ADA, Federal District Judge Rules'", Nov. 28; "'Opposition
to Indian mascots intensifies'", Nov. 8; "Gets
no kick from football verdict" (Title IX), Nov. 3; "Place
kicker awarded $2 million", Oct. 13; "'Mother
sues over lack of ice time for goalie son'", Sept. 11; "Litigious
varsity", Feb. 8-9. 1999: "Gimme
an 'S', 'U', 'E'" (suits over failure to make cheerleading squads),
Nov. 15; "After
Casey Martin, the deluge" (youth soccer), Nov. 5-7 (updated Nov.
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Overlawyered.com commentary:
"Schools roundup", Apr.
9, 2003.
"Teachers afraid", Mar.
31, 2003.
"Kids' art on walls ruled a
fire hazard", Mar. 20, 2003.
"Suit: schoolkids shouldn't
attend rodeo", Oct. 24, 2002.
"Cutting edge of discrimination
law" (Puyallup district, Wash.), Oct. 7-8, 2002.
"Tour of the blogs" (suit
vs. statewide tests), Sept. 24, 2002.
"Don't ban peanut butter from
schools", Aug. 23-25, 2002.
Personnel: "Schools roundup",
Apr. 9, 2003; "Convicted, but
still on their teaching jobs", Jul. 10-11, 2002; "School
told to rehire cocaine abuser", Mar. 20-21, 2002; "Coming
soon to a school near you" (applicant with police record OK'd since
no convictions), Jan. 17, 2001; "Property
taxes triple after wrongful-termination suit", Dec. 20, 2000; "Reprimand
'very serious' for teacher" (had given 11-year-old girl money to buy
marijuana), Jun. 27, 2000; "Victim
of the century?" (misbehaving principal collects disability benefits
for sexual compulsion), Jun. 2-4, 2000; "You
were negligent to hire me" (undisclosed rape-related conviction), May
30, 2000.
"'Suits Against Schools Explore
New Turf'", Jun. 19-20, 2002.
"Folk medicine meets child
abuse reporting" ("coining" of children's skin), May 31-June 2, 2002.
"Letter to the editor"
(sending kids home with slight sniffle), Apr. 11, 2002.
"'Before you cheer ... "Sign
here"'", Mar. 15-17, 2002.
"Education reforms could serve
as basis for new suits", Mar. 13-14, 2002.
"Jail for schoolyard taunts?",
Feb. 27-28, 2002.
"'Hot-dog choking prompts lawsuit'",
Jan. 2-3, 2002.
"Australia: student wins millions
over corporal punishment", Feb. 20, 2001 (& update Dec.
15-16); "Bankrupting Canadian
churches?" (Indian residential schools), Aug. 23-24, 2000.
"Overlawyered schools roundup",
Dec. 7-9, 2001.
"Educational privacy gone
to extremes", June 27, 2001 (& Nov.
28, Dec. 7-9).
"'School sued over poor results'"
(U.K.), Nov. 23-25, 2001.
"From the paint wars: a business's
demise, a school district's hypocrisy", Nov. 13, 2001.
"'Teen sex offenders face years
of stigma'", Nov. 5, 2001.
"'Never far from school halls:
the lawsuit'", Oct. 10-11, 2001; "Election
roundup" (Bush proposal to protect educators from lawsuits), Oct. 23,
2000; "Overlawyered
classrooms" (survey of school administrators finds fear of litigation),
Sept. 11-12, 1999.
"School email pranksters to
Leavenworth?" (antihacking proposal), Aug. 10-12, 2001.
"'Airline restricts children
flying alone'", Aug. 6, 2001.
"'Dead teen's family sues Take
Our Kids To Work'", May 31, 2001.
"Anonymity takes a D.C. hit"
(bill to ban anonymous email, browsing in schools, libraries), May 21,
2001.
"'Iowa Supreme Court says counselors
liable for bad advice'", April 27-29, 2001.
"'Teacher sues parent over
handshake'", March 26, 2001.
"No more Indian team names?",
March 15, 2001.
"Appeals panel: schools' harassment
rule unconstitutional", Feb. 27, 2001; "Weekend
reading" (Title IX and "student-on-student" harassment), August 21-22,
1999.
"Forbidden paint zone"
(New York City's 10-foot rule), Feb. 27, 2001.
"U.K.'s school bullying suits",
Feb. 14-15, 2001.
"Behind 'Boston Public'",
Nov. 21, 2000.
"'Internet Usage Records Accessible
Under FOI Laws'", Nov. 14, 2000.
"School suspends girl for
casting spell", Nov. 1, 2000.
"Back-to-school roundup: granola
bars out, Ritalin in" (allergies), Aug. 29-30, 2000; "Multiple
chemical sensitivity from school construction", Jul. 3-4; "Scented
hair gel, deodorant could mean jail time for Canadian youth", Apr.
24, 2000.
"Letourneau scandal: now where's
my million?" (boy sues), Apr. 20, 2000.
"School safety hysteria, internalized"
(program encourages students to inform anonymously on depressed or angry
classmates), Apr. 7-9, 2000; "Overlawyered
schools: three views" (update), Apr. 21-23, 2000.
"$60,000 battle over $5 t-shirt"
(dress code, heavy-metal t-shirt), Apr. 19, 2000 (update, Aug.
29-30: case settled).
"Welcome, Yahoo and About.com
visitors" (this page listed), Jan. 11, 2000.
"Got milk? Get sued"
(veggie lawsuit against milk in schools), Dec. 16, 1999.
Teachers sue students: "Back-to-school
roundup: granola bars out, Ritalin in", Aug. 29-30, 2000; "Drastic
remedy for unruly classrooms", Sept. 28, 1999.
"Teach
but don't touch" (educators, camp counselors afraid of physical contact
with kids), Sept. 15, 1999.
"Blackboard
jungle" (Ann Arbor substitute teacher back-pay case), Sept. 14, 1999
(& letter to the editor,
Jun. 20-22.).
"Undislodgeable educators"
(tenure plus employment law), Aug. 18, 1999.
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Articles by Overlawyered.com editor Walter Olson:
"Title
IX's Invisible Ink" ("student-on-student" harassment), Reason, August/Sept.
1999.
"Standard
Accommodations" (special ed expands toward infinity), Reason, February
1999.
"Title IX from
Outer Space: How federal law is killing men's college sports", Reason,
February 1998.
"Opposing View:
Meddlers Won't Quit" (EEOC guidelines on college athletic coaches'
pay), USA Today, November 17, 1997.
"Say What?"
("accent discrimination"; Westfield, Mass. school case), Reason, November
1997.
"The Law on
Trial", Wall Street Journal, October 14, 1997 (review of Beyond all
Reason by Daniel Farber and Suzanna Sherry).
"Time to Get
Off the Tenure Track", The New York Times, July 8, 1997.
"Shut Up, They Explained"
(zero-tolerance harassment policies), Reason, June 1997.
"Have You Used
a Kid Today As a Political Pawn?", Chicago Tribune, November 14, 1996.
"A Connecticut
Yankee in Court" (Sheff v. O'Neill decision), City
Journal, Autumn 1996.
"Kidlib and
Mrs. Clinton: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle,” National Review, May
11, 1992.
"Breaking Ranks",
review of Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby by Stephen Carter,
National Review, October 7, 1991.
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