Background Checks Proposed for Students Vancouver, B.C. (CNSNews.com) - Civil libertarians and their supporters are slamming a proposal by the British Columbia Teachers' Federation to prohibit any student from attending a new school until a background check on that student's potential for violence has been performed. However BCTF vice-president Jinny Sims insists, "We have a right to know". Court Rejects Homosexual's Lawsuit (CNSNews.com) - A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday that federal civil rights law does not protect employees against discrimination based on their sexual orientation.