Source: Albany Times-Union

Raven Furbert, 12, made headlines last month when she blew the whistle on her Schenectady, N.Y., school district, which banned her from wearing a pro-military beaded necklace and bracelet. Raven has an uncle serving in Iraq and crafted the jewelry during Christmas vacation. School officials told her the jewelry was “gang-related.”

The Albany Times-Union follows up today with more news of Raven’s federal lawsuit against administrators. The story notes that “it seems now that Raven is being targeted, and the child who used to sail through her school days without incident is now tagged frequently for in-school detention and other disciplinary measures.”

Wonder if the ACLU will volunteer to defend Raven’s free-speech rights, as they have in at least one case involving a student who fought to wear an anti-Bush t-shirt to school?

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