Oak Park School Bans Hugging
(CBS) OAK PARK, Ill. Schools just say no to bullying and fighting, but hugging? CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports that a local middle school wants the embracing to stop.
“Last year we would see maybe as many as 10 students on one side (of the hallway), 10 on [...]

Drug Testing 
ORANGE The growing debate over whether randomly testing public-school students for drugs is an effective deterrent against substance abuse reached into Orange this week.
The Orange Unified School District is the latest district considering whether to implement a program that would allow parents to volunteer their children for testing at school.
The test results would remain [...]

Supreme Court to hear Voter ID Cards
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether states can require voters to show government-issued photo identification before they cast a ballot.
The justices’ ruling, due by the end of June, could have a major effect on the 2008 presidential election and on congressional races in several [...]