The President of the University obtained copies of my counseling records, illegally, but he obtained them nonetheless. The records and three independent mental health professionals have overwhelming stated I was not a threat to myself or others. I have all my screws, thank you very much.
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress... http://www.peoples-law.org/individual-rts/civil-rights/1983_exactwords.htm
Dwyer v. Oceanport School District School officials will pay a former student $117,500 to settle a lawsuit he filed claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after administrators punished him for material posted on his Web site. http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1126
Beidler v. North Thurston Sch. Dist A superior court judge ruled in July that the North Thurston County School District violated the constitutional rights of a student who was suspended for ridiculing a school administrator on his personal Web site. In late January 1999, the school principal placed Beidler on "emergency expulsion." According to Beidler, the principal told him some teachers said they felt uncomfortable about having Beidler in their classes due to the content of his website. The principal also testified that he found the website "personally appalling" and "real inappropriate. On July 18, 2000, a Washington trial court judge granted summary judgment to Beidler on his First Amendment claims. The judge first noted that the First Amendment rights of public school students remain constant even in the age of the Internet. "Today the first amendment protects student speech to the same extent as in 1979 or 1969, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tinker." http://www.splc.org/report_detail.asp?id=448&edition=4
Flaherty v. Keystone Oaks Sch. District A local school district has agreed to pay $60,000 in partial settlement of lawsuit brought by a former student who was kicked off the volleyball team because he posted an Internet message criticizing an art teacher, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today. http://www.aclu.org/privacy/speech/15185prs20021118.html
O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education Sean O'Brien, while a sixteen-year-old junior at Westlake High School, created a website in March 1998 that lampooned his band teacher Raymond Walczuk. His web page "raymondsucks.org" contained several unflattering comments about Walczuk. School officials settled with O'Brien by agreeing to pay him $30,000, expunging the suspension from his record and writing a letter of apology http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District Brandon Beussink, then a junior at Woodland High School, created his own homepage on his own computer at his own home. The homepage was "highly critical" of the school administration and included vulgar language in his opinions of teachers and the principal. The principal initially suspended Beussink for five days because he was offended by the content on the site, and he later extended the suspension to ten days. "Disliking or being upset by the content of a student's speech is not an acceptable justification for limiting student speech under Tinker," the judge wrote. http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
I have never found a definition of "administrative withdrawal" in any University or Board of Regents document nor has anyone explained how I violated Board of Regents Policy 1902. http://www.usg.edu/regents/policymanual/1900.phtml
The University administration violated all established University and Board of Regents policies regarding disciplinary issues and policy on evaluation of potentially emotionally distressed students.
Actually students of private schools may have some recourse in some states. Judges have ruled that student handbooks, codes of conduct, etc. are contracts between the student and the college/universityl.
If you read the complaint in Barnes v. Zaccari, you will see we allege breach of contract in addition to First Amendment, due process, and ADA violations.
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress... http://www.peoples-law.org/individual-rts/civil-rights/1983_exactwords.htm
Dwyer v. Oceanport School District School officials will pay a former student $117,500 to settle a lawsuit he filed claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after administrators punished him for material posted on his Web site. http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1126
Beidler v. North Thurston Sch. Dist A superior court judge ruled in July that the North Thurston County School District violated the constitutional rights of a student who was suspended for ridiculing a school administrator on his personal Web site. In late January 1999, the school principal placed Beidler on "emergency expulsion." According to Beidler, the principal told him some teachers said they felt uncomfortable about having Beidler in their classes due to the content of his website. The principal also testified that he found the website "personally appalling" and "real inappropriate. On July 18, 2000, a Washington trial court judge granted summary judgment to Beidler on his First Amendment claims. The judge first noted that the First Amendment rights of public school students remain constant even in the age of the Internet. "Today the first amendment protects student speech to the same extent as in 1979 or 1969, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tinker." http://www.splc.org/report_detail.asp?id=448&edition=4
Flaherty v. Keystone Oaks Sch. District A local school district has agreed to pay $60,000 in partial settlement of lawsuit brought by a former student who was kicked off the volleyball team because he posted an Internet message criticizing an art teacher, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today. http://www.aclu.org/privacy/speech/15185prs20021118.html
O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education Sean O'Brien, while a sixteen-year-old junior at Westlake High School, created a website in March 1998 that lampooned his band teacher Raymond Walczuk. His web page "raymondsucks.org" contained several unflattering comments about Walczuk. School officials settled with O'Brien by agreeing to pay him $30,000, expunging the suspension from his record and writing a letter of apology http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District Brandon Beussink, then a junior at Woodland High School, created his own homepage on his own computer at his own home. The homepage was "highly critical" of the school administration and included vulgar language in his opinions of teachers and the principal. The principal initially suspended Beussink for five days because he was offended by the content on the site, and he later extended the suspension to ten days. "Disliking or being upset by the content of a student's speech is not an acceptable justification for limiting student speech under Tinker," the judge wrote. http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. After backing out of a hearing procedure which they established to give an opportunity for due process, we filled a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit in Federal court.
It may be more effective to contact the Board of Regents at this point.
Office of the Chancellor Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Suite 7025 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 office: (404) 656-2202 fax: (404) 657-6979 email: chancellor@usg.edu
The story about the lawsuit has been heard across Georgia. Newspapers from Valdosta, Augusta, and Athens are reporting on the case. It's been discussed on television, radio, and Internet blogs. Prominent education journal "Inside Higher Ed" featured it on their front page.
How about a motion-sensor device that will enter text on your phone (i.e. into a SMS message) as you move the phone. Say making a "J" motion will enter in a J. Kinda like Palm's graffiti just using your hands.
If you use your real name, it won't be long until China will require you to go through a military background check to get a visa to visit. Believe me, it happened to me.
The concept of a nation-state was very new to Central and South Asia at the time Tibet was invaded. To classify it as part of China would be wrong yes, but to classify it as a sovereign nation in the modern sense of the word would be wrong too. Perhaps 'kingdom' would be a better word. While I agree that Tibet deserves greater autonomy due to it's unique historical, cultural, and religous background, do be aware that you are imposing on the situation your own cultural assumptions about what dictates a nation.
Slashdot Mirror
The Facebook angle got my case on Slashdot, I'll take it!
I agree with your assessment.
It's called the 14th amendment to the US Constitution, bud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Eh, nothing I'm saying is not in the public record.
You can read the "flimsy" details for yourself at the links below.
Federal Lawsuit
http://students.kennesaw.edu/~tbarne18/barnescomplaint.pdf
Valdosta State University Expels Student for Peacefully Protesting New Parking Garages
http://thefire.org/index.php/article/8531.html
T. Hayden Barnes' Letter to the Editor of VSU 'Spectator,' April 19, 2007
http://thefire.org/index.php/article/8525.html
Photo Collage on T. Hayden Barnes' Facebook.com Page
http://thefire.org/index.php/article/8530.html
The President of the University obtained copies of my counseling records, illegally, but he obtained them nonetheless. The records and three independent mental health professionals have overwhelming stated I was not a threat to myself or others. I have all my screws, thank you very much.
See the Federal lawsuit here http://students.kennesaw.edu/~tbarne18/barnescomplaint.pdf
See the Federal lawsuit here http://students.kennesaw.edu/~tbarne18/barnescomplaint.pdf
Relevant Case Law
42 U.S.C. Section 1983
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress...
http://www.peoples-law.org/individual-rts/civil-rights/1983_exactwords.htm
Dwyer v. Oceanport School District
School officials will pay a former student $117,500 to settle a lawsuit he filed claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after administrators punished him for material posted on his Web site.
http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1126
Beidler v. North Thurston Sch. Dist
A superior court judge ruled in July that the North Thurston County School District violated the constitutional rights of a student who was suspended for ridiculing a school administrator on his personal Web site. In late January 1999, the school principal placed Beidler on "emergency expulsion." According to Beidler, the principal told him some teachers said they felt uncomfortable about having Beidler in their classes due to the content of his website. The principal also testified that he found the website "personally appalling" and "real inappropriate. On July 18, 2000, a Washington trial court judge granted summary judgment to Beidler on his First Amendment claims. The judge first noted that the First Amendment rights of public school students remain constant even in the age of the Internet. "Today the first amendment protects student speech to the same extent as in 1979 or 1969, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tinker."
http://www.splc.org/report_detail.asp?id=448&edition=4
Flaherty v. Keystone Oaks Sch. District
A local school district has agreed to pay $60,000 in partial settlement of lawsuit brought by a former student who was kicked off the volleyball team because he posted an Internet message criticizing an art teacher, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today.
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/speech/15185prs20021118.html
O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education
Sean O'Brien, while a sixteen-year-old junior at Westlake High School, created a website in March 1998 that lampooned his band teacher Raymond Walczuk. His web page "raymondsucks.org" contained several unflattering comments about Walczuk. School officials settled with O'Brien by agreeing to pay him $30,000, expunging the suspension from his record and writing a letter of apology
http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District
Brandon Beussink, then a junior at Woodland High School, created his own homepage on his own computer at his own home. The homepage was "highly critical" of the school administration and included vulgar language in his opinions of teachers and the principal. The principal initially suspended Beussink for five days because he was offended by the content on the site, and he later extended the suspension to ten days. "Disliking or being upset by the content of a student's speech is not an acceptable justification for limiting student speech under Tinker," the judge wrote.
http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Mahaffey v. Aldrich
An unpublished decis
I have never found a definition of "administrative withdrawal" in any University or Board of Regents document nor has anyone explained how I violated Board of Regents Policy 1902. http://www.usg.edu/regents/policymanual/1900.phtml
The University administration violated all established University and Board of Regents policies regarding disciplinary issues and policy on evaluation of potentially emotionally distressed students.
http://www.valdosta.edu/judicial/AppealsProcess.shtml
http://www.valdosta.edu/judicial/ConductViolations.shtml
http://www.valdosta.edu/judicial/RightsofStudent.shtml
http://www.valdosta.edu/judicial/HearingProcedure.shtml
http://www.valdosta.edu/judicial/OtherIssues.shtml
Hayden
Unfortunately, I'm already having to take out student loans to attend another University.
See the complaint: http://students.kennesaw.edu/~tbarne18/barnescomplaint.pdf
The ACLU of Georgia was interested in the case, but did not have the resources to devote at the time.
Hayden
Actually students of private schools may have some recourse in some states. Judges have ruled that student handbooks, codes of conduct, etc. are contracts between the student and the college/universityl.
If you read the complaint in Barnes v. Zaccari, you will see we allege breach of contract in addition to First Amendment, due process, and ADA violations.
http://students.kennesaw.edu/~tbarne18/barnescomplaint.pdf
Hayden
Relevant Case Law
42 U.S.C. Section 1983
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress...
http://www.peoples-law.org/individual-rts/civil-rights/1983_exactwords.htm
Dwyer v. Oceanport School District
School officials will pay a former student $117,500 to settle a lawsuit he filed claiming his First Amendment rights were violated after administrators punished him for material posted on his Web site.
http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1126
Beidler v. North Thurston Sch. Dist
A superior court judge ruled in July that the North Thurston County School District violated the constitutional rights of a student who was suspended for ridiculing a school administrator on his personal Web site. In late January 1999, the school principal placed Beidler on "emergency expulsion." According to Beidler, the principal told him some teachers said they felt uncomfortable about having Beidler in their classes due to the content of his website. The principal also testified that he found the website "personally appalling" and "real inappropriate. On July 18, 2000, a Washington trial court judge granted summary judgment to Beidler on his First Amendment claims. The judge first noted that the First Amendment rights of public school students remain constant even in the age of the Internet. "Today the first amendment protects student speech to the same extent as in 1979 or 1969, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided Tinker."
http://www.splc.org/report_detail.asp?id=448&edition=4
Flaherty v. Keystone Oaks Sch. District
A local school district has agreed to pay $60,000 in partial settlement of lawsuit brought by a former student who was kicked off the volleyball team because he posted an Internet message criticizing an art teacher, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced today.
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/speech/15185prs20021118.html
O'Brien v. Westlake City Schools Board of Education
Sean O'Brien, while a sixteen-year-old junior at Westlake High School, created a website in March 1998 that lampooned his band teacher Raymond Walczuk. His web page "raymondsucks.org" contained several unflattering comments about Walczuk. School officials settled with O'Brien by agreeing to pay him $30,000, expunging the suspension from his record and writing a letter of apology
http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Beussink v. Woodland R-IV School District
Brandon Beussink, then a junior at Woodland High School, created his own homepage on his own computer at his own home. The homepage was "highly critical" of the school administration and included vulgar language in his opinions of teachers and the principal. The principal initially suspended Beussink for five days because he was offended by the content on the site, and he later extended the suspension to ten days. "Disliking or being upset by the content of a student's speech is not an acceptable justification for limiting student speech under Tinker," the judge wrote.
http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/censorshipinternetspeech/part3.htm
Mahaffey v. Aldrich
An unpublished decis
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. After backing out of a hearing procedure which they established to give an opportunity for due process, we filled a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit in Federal court.
It may be more effective to contact the Board of Regents at this point.
Office of the Chancellor
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Suite 7025
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
office: (404) 656-2202
fax: (404) 657-6979
email: chancellor@usg.edu
http://www.usg.edu/contact/
http://www.usg.edu/regents/members/
Join my Facebook group @ http://kennesaw.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6371166090
The story about the lawsuit has been heard across Georgia. Newspapers from Valdosta, Augusta, and Athens are reporting on the case. It's been discussed on television, radio, and Internet blogs. Prominent education journal "Inside Higher Ed" featured it on their front page.
http://mashable.com/2008/01/13/facebook-users-photo-led-to-expulsion-from-university/
http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1664
http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/01/10/Valdosta_State_Student_Says_Facebook_Opinion_Resulted_in_Expulsion_From_School.htm
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/011208/news_20080112030.shtml
http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_011142725.html
http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8794.html
http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8796.html
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7612384
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. After backing out of a hearing procedure which they established to give an opportunity for due process, we filled a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit in Federal court. It may be more effective to contact the Board of Regents at this point. Office of the Chancellor Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Suite 7025 270 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 office: (404) 656-2202 fax: (404) 657-6979 email: chancellor@usg.edu http://www.usg.edu/contact/ http://www.usg.edu/regents/members/ Join my Facebook group @ http://kennesaw.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6371166090 The story about the lawsuit has been heard across Georgia. Newspapers from Valdosta, Augusta, and Athens are reporting on the case. It's been discussed on television, radio, and Internet blogs. Prominent education journal "Inside Higher Ed" featured it on their front page. http://mashable.com/2008/01/13/facebook-users-photo-led-to-expulsion-from-university/ http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1664 http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/01/10/Valdosta_State_Student_Says_Facebook_Opinion_Resulted_in_Expulsion_From_School.htm http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/011208/news_20080112030.shtml http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_011142725.html http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8794.html http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8796.html http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=7612384
http://www.mirrordot.org/stories/522c43281d7bde218 5d2d7a523fdf2cf/index.html 8
http://www.billablog.com.nyud.net:8090/archives/1
How about a motion-sensor device that will enter text on your phone (i.e. into a SMS message) as you move the phone. Say making a "J" motion will enter in a J. Kinda like Palm's graffiti just using your hands.
Yep... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/05/27/158244
Hasn't this already been reported on /.?
If you use your real name, it won't be long until China will require you to go through a military background check to get a visa to visit. Believe me, it happened to me.
The concept of a nation-state was very new to Central and South Asia at the time Tibet was invaded. To classify it as part of China would be wrong yes, but to classify it as a sovereign nation in the modern sense of the word would be wrong too. Perhaps 'kingdom' would be a better word. While I agree that Tibet deserves greater autonomy due to it's unique historical, cultural, and religous background, do be aware that you are imposing on the situation your own cultural assumptions about what dictates a nation.
Huh?
It seems weather.com images are not coming through as well. Perhaps this is related?