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11.01.12
ACLU Challenges Unconstitutional Censorship at Celina High School
Students Have a Well-Established First Amendment Right to Wear Clothing Expressing Their Beliefs
CELINA, OH – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Celina High School today, urging administrators to reconsider their unconstitutional decision to prohibit students from wearing shirts that express their support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. “Schools should be a place where students are free to express their Read more…
Free Speech, Student Rights
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10.25.12
ACLU asks Ohio Department of Education to Phase Out Seclusion Rooms in Three Years
Proposed ODE Policy Should Also Set Clear, Consistent Rules for all School Districts, Including Charter Schools
CLEVELAND –The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) yesterday, asking for a better, more proactive policy regarding the problem of seclusion rooms in Ohio Schools. “As recent media coverage has shown, Ohio schools currently have little, if any, oversight on the use of seclusion rooms,” said Policy Director Read more…
Disability Rights, Juvenile Justice, Student Rights, Youth Rights
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10.16.12
Secretary of State’s Directive Allowing Early Voting During Three Days Before Election Day Long Overdue
Lawsuits and Voter Confusion Could Have Been Avoided
CLEVELAND – Secretary of State Jon Husted’s directive setting expanded statewide early voting hours for all three days before the election is long overdue, but the correct move for Ohio voters. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a lower court’s order to stand, forced Secretary Husted to issue a directive establishing uniform expanded hours. Read more…
Voting Rights
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10.11.12
NEW REPORT: Teens in Solitary Confinement
Youths Suffer Serious Harm from Weeks, Months in "Lock-down"
CLEVELAND – Young people are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons in across the United States, often for weeks or months at a time, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 141-page report, “Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Read more…
Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Teen Health
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10.10.12
Secretary Husted Should Give Up the Ghost on Early Voting Restrictions
With Less Than 30 Days Until the Election, SCOTUS Appeal Only Creates More Confusion
CLEVELAND – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio blasted Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s decision to appeal a court ruling that restores early-voting in the weekend before the election. “With less than a month left until Election Day, Ohioans are still unsure whether they will be able to vote in the weekend Read more…
Voting Rights