Dress code has holes of its own
By Alaina Taylor, Portage Northern HS, Portage, Mich.
October 17, 2014
"If a student has selected a manner of appearance that is beyond mere freedom of expression and disrupts the educational process… they may be removed from the educational setting." — PN Dress Code. It’s no secret that here at Portage Northern, there is a widely despised and unpopular policy t...
School’s new breathalyzing policy nets no violators
By Hannah Kloos, Edina HS, Edina, Minn.
March 4, 2014
In hopes to create a safe environment for all Edina High School students attending the 2014 Sweetheart’s dance, a number of new policies were instituted, including increased administration and police presence, and, most notably, random breathalyzer tests. Eighty students were breathalyzed at the dance...