Student Rights

How AI Surveillance in Schools Violates Student Rights & Threatens Vulnerable Youth’s Safety
ByZane Miller September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

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…

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Why AI Surveillance in Schools Raises a Constitutional Question
ByHailey Lyu September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

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…

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How the American Public School System Uses Indoctrination
ByGrace Tellini August 14, 2026August 14, 2026

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,…

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How Texas’ “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Harms LGBTQ & Vulnerable Youth
ByZane Miller July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

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,…

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Texas Law Lets Parents Prevent their Kids from Receiving Basic Health Care in Schools
ByZane Miller July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

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…

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Students Strip-Searched & Forced to Show Genitals at School over “Suspected Vapes”
ByZane Miller July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

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…

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Unconstitutional Texas Policy Mandates Bible Study in Public Schools
ByIan Golec June 30, 2026September 5, 2026

In 1963, the Supreme Court ruled in Abington School District v. Schempp that it was unconstitutional for public schools to include mandatory Bible readings in the curriculum. This was true even if students could request to opt out, the Court reasoned, because a state endorsement of religion violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment….

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The Public School System is a Carceral Institution
ByEJ Douglas May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Most people are familiar with the “school to prison pipeline,” the collection of systemic practices and policies that funnel young people directly from the public education system into the prison system. Many studies have been conducted and papers published about how marginalized young people are negatively impacted by this pipeline. Recent publications have gone even…

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Cell Phone Bans and Online Restrictions Spark Youth-led Activism Around the World
ByGabriel Dunley March 20, 2026August 17, 2026

In different parts of the world, there is a growing attempt to solve education problems with simplistic and authoritarian measures. Among them, the prohibition of cell phone use in schools has been presented as a magic solution to inattention, low performance, and indiscipline. But this narrative ignores a fundamental truth: taking away rights does not…

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Why Phone Bans in Schools Threaten Student Safety and Violate Constitutional Rights
ByZane Miller January 15, 2026July 6, 2026

In recent years, a growing number of states have taken legislative action to limit or prohibit student cellphone use during school hours. Florida’s law is among the most prominent examples, passing a statewide regulation in 2023 requiring public schools to ban student phone use during class time and to block access to social media on…

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