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Contraception in Catholic Colleges Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Friday, May 12, 2017 photo provided by Melodie Steinhour, students at Barberton High School pose for a photo after getting pepper sprayed in Barberton, Ohio. The students were pepper sprayed as part of a criminal science class and had to get permission from their parents before they participated. (Melody Steinhour via AP)
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, lower right, tells the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., that they should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. Musgrove, also demanded the state pay $236 million for shorting the districts between 2010 and 2015. The districts also want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Michael Randolph questions Special Assistant Attorney General Justin Matheny, unseen, about his oral argument before the court that they cannot force the legislature to adhere to the law requiring full funding of public schools, during an appeal by 21 school districts, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jess Dickinson, questions former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove on specifics of his argument, that the court should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools, during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts before the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, lower right, tells the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., that they should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. Musgrove, also demanded the state pay $236 million for shorting the districts between 2010 and 2015. The districts also want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove tells the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., that they should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. Musgrove, also demanded the state pay $236 million for shorting the districts between 2010 and 2015. The districts also want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Special Assistant Attorney General Justin Matheny, defending the state, right, listens as former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove tells the Mississippi Supreme Court in Jackson, Miss., that they should hold lawmakers to their word to spend a certain amount on schools during oral arguments Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in an appeal of a lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. Musgrove, representing the school districts, also demanded the state pay $236 million for shorting the districts between 2010 and 2015. The districts also want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Torianto Johnson, a freshman at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, holds a sign supporting immigrants during a rally outside a federal courthouse in Detroit, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Protesters rallied in hopes public outcry will again delay the deportation of Jose Luis Sanchez-Ronquillo from the United States to Mexico. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Emergency personnel look over a school bus that overturned after a collision in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)
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A damaged school bus lies on its side after a collision in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)
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Emergency personnel look over a school bus that overturned after a collision in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)
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Emergency personnel work at the scene where an escort car, front, that was leading on oversized load, was struck by a passing vehicle that collided with a school bus in East Lampeter Township, Pa., May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)
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A Pennsylvania State Police trooper looks over a school bus that overturned after a collision in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Blaine Shahan/LNP via AP)
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FILE--This May 9, 2017, file photo show a yard sign supporting a $790 bond measure for the Portland Public Schools in Portland, Ore. Oregon voters on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, approved two-thirds of school construction bonds statewide including the largest school bond in Oregon history with $790 million for Portland Public Schools. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, file)
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In this April 27, 2017 photo, Maurice Cooley, right, Associate Vice President of Intercultural Affairs at Marshall University, presents Barry Westmoreland with his Kente cloth during Marshall's spring Donning of the Kente ceremony in Huntington, W. Va. Harvard will join a growing number of universities when it holds its first "Black Commencement" on May 23 to recognize the accomplishments of black students and faculty. Organizers said it isn't meant to replace the traditional graduation but to add something that was missing. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
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In this April 27, 2017 photo, Maurice Cooley, right, Associate Vice President of Intercultural Affairs at Marshall University, presents Demetrius Miller with his Kente cloth during Marshall's spring Donning of the Kente ceremony in Huntington, W. Va. Harvard will join a growing number of universities when it holds its first "Black Commencement" on May 23 to recognize the accomplishments of black students and faculty. Organizers said it isn't meant to replace the traditional graduation but to add something that was missing. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
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Illustration of Emmanuel Macron by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency
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A Fairleigh Dickinson University staff member dances as Bon Jovi performs during a surprise appearance at the school's commencement ceremony, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The school won a nationwide contest to bring the New Jersey-based band to play their graduation by generating the most interest on social media. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Melissa Acevedo, of Dover, N.J., who graduated with a masters in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University, wears her cap before the start of the school's commencement ceremony, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The graduates were surprised with a performance by Bon Jovi after it was announced the school won a nationwide contest to bring the New Jersey-based band to play their graduation by generating the most interest on social media. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
