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At the 2014 Super Bowl, legions of law enforcement personnel, hospitality workers, high school students and airport employees were trained to watch for signs of human trafficking before the game. Members of Congress are introducing more bills to curtail the "modern-day slavery." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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CONNECTICUT $678K -Future graduates line up for commencement on campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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Gustine Independent School District is investigating an incident earlier this week in which two dozen elementary school students were reportedly forced to pull their pants down to be inspected after feces were found on the gym floor. Eliza Medina, 11, said she felt like her privacy was violated in the search. (WFAA)
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Students walk on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison between classes in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King) ** FILE **
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Illustration on the illusory nature of the economic recovery for the middle class by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Students Jenny Zehner, 18, of Lafayette, Ind., and Paul Thoman, 21, of Carmel, Ind., were among the 2,000 students who attended a Students for Life of America conference in Maryland Jan. 23, 2015. (Photo by Cheryl Wetzstein/The Washington Times)
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Melody Lippert, 38, and Michelle Ghirelli, 30 are accused of having sex with students. (Image: Orange County Sheriff's Department)
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Illustration on accusations of racism against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times
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An Afghan boy reads the Koran in a madrasa or Islamic school in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Marine Infantry Officer Course students await a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fast rope drill on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps) FILE **
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attends a gathering to announce that Seton Hall University and the parent company of Hackensack University Medical Center are planning to build a private medical school, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Nutley, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A South Carolina state lawmaker wants students to celebrate gun rights in schools, so he introduced the "Second Amendment Education Act," which designates Dec. 15 as "Second Amendment Awareness Day" and requires instruction on the right to bear arms for at least three consecutive weeks in the school year. (Associated Press)
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A group walks across the lawn on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama speaks at Pellissippi State Community College, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn., about new initiatives to help more Americans go to college and get the skills they need to succeed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, before his departure on Marine One to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., to formally announce his plan for a tuition-free Community College at an event at Pellissippi State Community College. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **
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Republicans in Congress are rushing their own end-of-February deadline to try to halt President Obama's amnesty program. But with Mr. Obama holding veto power, it's more likely his policy gets decided in the courts, and the Texas case is one of several where the president's amnesty is under scrutiny. (Associated Press)
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Virginia tight ends coach Tom O'Brien supervises drills during a training camp practice. O'Brien, 66, announced his retirement on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2014 after two years at the university and a 40-year coaching career that included stops as the head coach at Boston College and N.C. State. (Courtesy of University of Virginia athletic department)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., in this Oct. 30, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)