Schools across the state will add random drug testing and increased locker inspections to this year’s schedule, raising questions about whether such practices violate civil rights. At least three school districts in the Houston area and dozens more across Texas will begin random drug testing, spurred in part by a recent Supreme Court ruling upholding […]

(CNN) — There was no profanity, no hate. Just the words, “I love my friends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :)” scrawled on the classroom desk with a green marker. Alexa Gonzalez, an outgoing 12-year-old who likes to dance and draw, expected a lecture or maybe detention for her doodles earlier this month. […]