Minn. teen charged with offering his vote on eBay

Story: Minn. teen charged with offering his vote on eBay

Had he only done a little research he would have found out that a state law was passed in 1893 forbidding this behavior. But who didn't already know that? The student was under the impression that since we have the right to vote, we ought to have the right to do what we want with that vote. Unfortunately we can't quite exercise our freedom to it's full extent.

High school to ban hats

Story: Prior Lake High to disallow hats

After reading the article, hats seem to be the biggest problem this school has ever faced. Kids are even throwing them off balconies! Clearly this must end. I think Hitler allowed hats, and look how that turned out.

Seniors banned from graduation for waving Confederate Flag

Story: Bloomington school blocks graduation walk for 3 Confederate flag-wavers

The school reacted as if these students came to school with dynamite strapped to their chest. Apparently is getting harder and harder to make it through school without getting suspended. The kids were just a couple Good 'Ol Boys gettin ready to celebrate graduatin!

Cell-phone tower at Minnetonka school raises fears

Story: Cell-phone tower at Minnetonka school raises health fears

Why shouldn't students be forced to stare at a huge T-Mobile logo when they are watching school hockey games? The cost of off-setting budget deficits is well worth the price of brainwashing consumerism to children. The only advantage of this is that students will have IDEAL cell phone reception while they are text messaging during class.

School bans touching

Story: School bans touching

Well, that about wraps it up. With the school year winding down, there is now officially nothing you can do without facing a punishment. Wait, that's not exactly true. For now, some schools are still allowing talking. It's only a matter of time until that basic human right is waived.

District Ditching Monday Classes to Save Money

Story: School District Ditching Monday Classes to Save Money

Let's say there's an average of 40 weeks of school during the year. That's 40 Monday's they will be missing. Multiply that by the 13 years most students attend school. What we have here results in a group of Minnesota pupils that are graduating 520 days dumber than all other students across the country. Does the city have a plan for all these kids running around town every Monday without anything to do? I just finished reading an article from the year 2010: "Teen pregnancy reaches all-time high in Minnesota."

Students suspended after photos appear on Facebook

Students suspended after photos appear on Facebook

Big Brother is always watching. And apparently so is your principal.