High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...

A student-led conservative club at Twelve Bridges High School in Lincoln faces calls for disbandment over allegations of spreading hate speech, while others defend it as a platform for civil dialogue.

The debate that is raging on from state-to-state around the country is that of public vs. private schools when it comes to high school sports and whether they should be bundled together or separated.