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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Aug 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
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Lawsuit of the day: What kind of teacher takes a black magic marker to color-in a student's hairline after he comes to school with a letter carved into his scalp?
That would be the principal of Berry Miller Junior High School in Texas, who grabbed a black marker pen when he spotted a 13-year-old with an M shaved on his head headed to class.
The school dress code apparently says "Extreme hair styles such as carvings, mohawks, spikes, etc. are not allowed" but the parents say the "M" carved into the fade of their son "did not depict anything violent, gang-related, obscene or otherwise offensive or inappropriate in any manner," and that a fade haircut "is common with African American youth." The parents have filed a civil rights suit against the Texas school district, saying their son felt "extremely degraded" after the incident, and claims it was racist.
This would be a great topic for teacher's comments as well as parents and students...Today's sexual harassment update: HARVEY WEINSTEIN's lawyer wants to move his upcoming Sep 09 trial on sex-crime charges outside of New York City, claiming the jurors in Manhattan cannot be fair. As you probably remember, Harvey could get up to life in prison on the charges; he's pleaded not guilty and claims any sex was consensual.
Movie news: There's a fourth "Matrix" movie in the works, with KEANU REEVES and CARRIE-ANNE MOSS returning.
Meanwhile, the folks at Disney have delayed the live-action version of "Cruella," starring EMMA STONE as Cruella de Vil from the "101 Dalmatians" story, until Memorial Day weekend in 2021.It'll be CARRIE UNDERWOOD and JOAN JETT doing the opening theme song for this year's Sunday Night Football on NBC. The network plans to roll out "a preview" this Sunday (Aug 25) during Sunday Night Football. Interestingly, the video was filmed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, marking the first time in 14 years it was shot inside a stadium.
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