A federal district court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Judge David Lawson) recently held that the verbal assault provision of the Revised School Code [MCL380.1311a(2)] and a school board policy adopted to implement this provision were unconstitutional.  The Court found the statute and policy violated the First Amendment because they were vague and overbroad.  Smith v Mt. Pleasant Pub Schs, ED MI, 9-30-03, Case No. 01-10312-BC.
The verbal assault statute requires a school district to suspend or ex