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KPAM news at 5:00 (my time): Mentioned a national Day of Silence by students to protest gay/lesbian discrimination. It sounded as if this protest was accepted by the schools. On the other hand, here's what happened in NM:

Girl in trouble for planning anti-abortion protest

A planned anti-abortion protest has an Albuquerque 8th grader in trouble with school officials.

The James Monroe Middle School student wants to hold an anti-abortion protest at school by duct taping her mouth shut in a day of silence.

But the school is dead-set against the idea.

Janelle Bushnell's adopted father, Scott Bushnell, said he got an irate phone call from the principal of the school Tuesday. He said the principal threatened to punish his daughter if she went through with the protest.

Janelle, who is a 4.0 student, decided to plan a silent protest at school after she found out that doctors had encouraged her biological mother to have an abortion.

School officials wrote Janelle and another girl up on Wednesday. Janelle said the school told them that they could face suspension and possibly be arrested if the protest goes on.