Student Stripped Searched

Appeals Court Considers State Responsible for Illegally Strip-Searching Children

Liberty Counsel reports that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of two Wisconsin children who were strip-searched by a state social worker at a private Christian school. In Michael C. v. Gresbach, the appeals court panel unanimously ruled that the social worker, Dana Gresbach, violated the Fourth Amendment rights of the children to be free from an unreasonable search.

The eight-year-old boy, his nine-year-old sister and their parents are represented by Liberty Counsel and a Wisconsin attorney

The court stated that "it is a violation of a child’s constitutional rights to conduct a search of a child at a private school without a warrant or probable cause, consent, or exigent circumstances." The court held the social worker personally responsible for violating the students’ rights, because the law in this area is so clear that she should have known her actions were unconstitutional. What are your thoughts about this strip searching educator?

Principal Resigns Over Gay Club

South Carolina Principal to resign over creation of Gay Club

According to Fox News, A South Carolina high school principal said he'll resign from his post after the district approved an organization for gay students that conflicts with his religious beliefs.
Eddie Walker, the principal of Irmo High School in Columbia, S.C., announced his intention to step down to faculty and students on Wednesday, saying he'll end his tenure following the 2008-09 school year. The decision, outlined in a letter to Lexington-Richland School District 5 officials, said the reason was the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance Club for students.
"Allowing the formation of this club on our campus conflicts with my professional beliefs and religious convictions," Walker wrote in the letter, obtained by FOX affiliate WACH-TV.Do you think Principal Walker made a good decision for resigning because of the formation of the gay club?

Aim Don't Tame Your Boy

I noticed that a number of parents try to tame their boys rather than trying to aim their energy toward positive things. Both in the church and the home, many are demasculating boys by creating too many boundaries that don’t allow boys to experience the risk and thrill of living as boys. I believe in boundaries, but these boundaries must not act to cage our boys but to aim them toward the God given untamable spirit of boyhood. As parents, we should look for safe opportunities to let out your boy’s adventurous spirit. Take your son white water rafting, rock climbing, to a laser tag game, or high ropes course. By allowing your boy to live out his untamable and adventurous spirit, you can keep him free of the dangers of adolescence such as alcohol, drugs, violence, and sex.

By aiming and not taming your boy, you release him to be all that God means him to be.