Judge asked to stop student suspension over note about rape

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A lawyer for a 15-year-old high school student suspended for posting a rape awareness note on a bathroom mirror says it represents protected speech — and that punishing her would discourage victims from coming forward.
Emma Bond from the American Civil Liberties of Maine told a federal judge on Monday that the note proclaiming “There’s a rapist in our school and you know who it is” was aimed at calling attention to the unaddressed problem of s