State Journal: Heated debate; Roll call

Mukwanago, Wis., high school students got an unusual civics lesson this month, when state lawmakers holding a hearing in their school's auditorium erupted in a shouting match that ended with the police being summoned.

The House education committee was discussing the state education department's role in approving school mascots, logos, and nicknames.

Tensions flared after Rep. Charles Coleman, the panel's chairman, announced that he would hold another hearing the next morning on a bill that would give school officials access to the criminal records of students caught...