West Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would make schools, public libraries and museums criminally liable for exhibiting or distributing obscene content to minors. House Bill 4654 would amend a section of the Code of West Virginia to remove criminal exemptions for schools, public libraries and museums found to be displaying or distributing “obscene matter” … Continued
The Satanic Temple will be hosting an after-school program at an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. The Satanic Temple plans to host its first After School Satan Club (ASSC) club in the state of Tennessee on January 10, 2024, at Chimney Rock Elementary Library. A flyer for the event describes the Satanic Temple as a non-theistic religion … Continued
Two Christian parents in Colorado are demanding answers from their public school district after claiming their fifth-grade daughter was assigned to share a bed with a trans-identifying boy on a school trip last summer. Legal counsel for Joe and Serena Wailes also asked Jefferson County School Board and Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Tracy … Continued
Three times a week, on average, a police car pulls up to a school in Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A student is brought out, handcuffed and placed inside for transport to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past eight years, the process has been used at least 750 times on students. … Continued
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies have grown so diverse that they now include policies reminiscent of the Jim Crow era. A Chicago-area school district is attempting to boost academic achievement among black and Latino students by offering blacks-only and Latino-only classes. The segregated classes are called “affinity” classes, and they aim to reduce the so-called “academic … Continued
A Minnesota middle school banned student cellphones a year ago, and the difference it made was “night and day,” according to school officials. “I believe (the ban) is game-changing and will have lasting impacts on our students for years to come,” Maple Grove Middle School Principal Patrick Smith told WCCO. “There was no cross-the-table conversations, there … Continued
A group of Jewish teachers and parents took New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks to task Tuesday, slamming the embattled school chief for botching the reaction to antisemitic unrest at a “radicalized” Queens high school. The turmoil stems from a Nov. 20 student riot at Hillcrest, when hundreds of rowdy teens stormed through the … Continued
An exclusively female Catholic college will now allow men who identify as women to enroll, with the school’s revised non-discrimination policy stating that an “inclusive campus experience” is essential to empowering women through education. Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, will allow men who present themselves as women to apply for undergraduate admission in … Continued
The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania are set to testify before Congress on Dec. 5, addressing the pressing issue of antisemitism on college campuses. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will host the hearing, as announced on Tuesday, shedding light on the rise of … Continued
Last week, Jewish students at Langley High School were stunned to see the image of a U.S. flag that a classmate had drawn in Room 1406 during a meeting of the Muslim Students Association, replacing the stars on the flag with swastikas and the message “Free Palestine!” in between squiggles for stripes. The image circulated … Continued
A former student at a public high school in Chicago was awarded $150,000 in a settlement last month after she sued over a Transcendental Meditation program that she alleged violated her constitutional rights. Mariyah Green, 21, sued the Chicago Board of Education in February over a Quiet Time program that was implemented in some urban public schools … Continued
When Loudoun County Public Schools held five fentanyl-awareness sessions in February and March, acting school division spokesman Daniel L. Adams wouldn’t say if any students had overdosed on fentanyl. He cited privacy concerns and not receiving “consistent follow-up information” from hospitals and parents. But in a division-wide email to parents on Nov. 1, LCPS Superintendent Aaron C. … Continued
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