Apparently, turning in an essay for a creative writing class which disturbs your teacher is now disorderly conduct. The overreaction to Virginia Tech continues.

"Allen Lee, an 18-year-old straight-A student at Cary-Grove High School, was arrested Tuesday near his home and charged with disorderly conduct for an essay police described as violently ( Read more... )

Yale has banned the use of real looking weapons in plays. I'm not sure it's possible to get a more brain-dead response to the Virginia Tech shooting.

"In the wake of Monday’s massacre at Virginia Tech in which a student killed 32 people, Dean of Student Affairs Betty Trachtenberg has limited the use of stage weapons in theatrical productions ( Read more... )