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NMCA: Reversing conviction of middle school student who said he was making a “kill list”

A 14-year-old student at Capitan Middle School told another student he was making a “kill list.” Then, when the school’s principal asked whether he had a “hit list,” the student corrected her and said it was a “kill list.” The … Continue reading

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NM Supreme Court strikes down law that provides free textbooks to private school students

Today the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in Moses v. Skandera, holding that the Instructional Materials Law, under which the state loans secular textbooks to children attending private schools, violates Article XII, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution. … Continue reading

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