Explore these sources for more information about the protests at LHS:
- LJ World articles one and two
- LHS student newspaper article (The Budget)
- Washington Post article
- KC Star article
- What is a public school's role in policing distasteful language, offensive language, discriminatory statements, or harassment? How do each of those differ?
- How should students or administration take into account the environment of comments such as these (GroupMe vs. the lunchroom vs. a post made on Twitter vs. a handwritten note)?
- To what extent should students be held accountable at school for comments made outside of the classroom?
- What role can individual students play in situations of injustice?
- Who determines what qualifies as an injustice?
- What role should teachers play in facilitating discussion (or not)? Can teachers discuss issues like this in the classroom, or are these best left out of the educational setting?