Young people in America have always faced discrimination and systematic disenfranchisement when it comes to voting, and having their voices heard by the government. It wasn’t until 1971 that the voting age was even lowered to 18 years old, when previously it was at 21, while the country forced thousands of young men to be…
In most countries across the world, young people under the age of 18 do not have the right to vote. This means that they have no legitimate political representation, and are not respected as a legitimate constituent of the politicians who are supposed to be representing them. This has historically led to the concerns of…
Cell phone bans in schools have become a hotly debated issue recently as many states have passed laws mandating that districts ban phones in schools in some capacity. While some schools have relatively looser bans, where students are simply prohibited from taking out their phones during class time, other schools have instituted extremely strict policies…
Japan has a unique regulation that requires all smartphones and digital cameras sold in the country to make an audible shutter sound when taking a photo, even if the device is set to silent mode. This rule, established through an industry agreement between Japanese phone carriers and manufacturers rather than a formal statute, was introduced…
Artificial intelligence is transforming American schools. Across the country, school districts are adopting software that monitors students’ activity on school-issued devices. Companies such as GoGuardian report that thousands of school districts use their products and monitor the activity of millions of students. Recently, NYRA discussed how using intensive AI surveillance of students raises many constitutional…
The Constitutional Question Artificial intelligence is transforming American schools. Across the country, school districts are adopting software that monitors students’ activity on school-issued devices. Companies such as GoGuardian report that thousands of school districts use their products and monitor the activity of millions of students, illustrating how rapidly AI surveillance has become a normal part…
You see it all the time in the US. Flags wave high above the ground everywhere the eye can see, people put their hands over their hearts and pledge allegiance to it, and you’re shamed by some if you don’t. Schools don’t legally require it, but teachers aren’t punished for coercing people into it. Countries,…
Texas SB 12, which is usually referred to as Texas’ Parents’ Bill of Rights, took away many rights from Texas students in public schools. One of the major ways it damaged student rights was by allowing parents to opt their children out of receiving basic healthcare in schools, which is incredibly dangerous for them. However,…
Texas Senate Bill 12, often called Texas’ Parents Bill of Rights, reshaped the way public schools handle student health services by placing a new emphasis on parental authority. SB 12 was framed as a parental-rights measure, but its implementation has been far more complicated than its sponsors anticipated. School nurses, administrators, and even TEA officials…
Recently, a disturbing violation of Student Privacy has come to light. Seven families with children at McAdams High School in Attala County, Mississippi, have filed a federal lawsuit against the Attala County School District after an alleged strip search of students on February 10, 2026. According to the lawsuit and families’ attorneys, a school resource…
