Bullying Blamed for School Shooting

The motive in a shooting at a Louisiana high school earlier this week was bullying, authorities have said. Sixteen-year-old Vernon Gordon was killed after another minor opened fire at the St Helena College and Career Academy in Greensburg around 3pm on Tuesday. St Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Joe Cheney said the person arrested … Continued

School District Can’t Discriminate Against Christian Groups

A court ruling in a fight involving a California school district has resulted in a ruling that officials “can’t selectively enforce discriminatory policies against Christian groups, while exempting secular ones.” The decision comes from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board … Continued

Parents Choosing Homeschooling in Record Numbers

Students are withdrawing from Texas public schools in record numbers as more families are opting to homeschool in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Lone Star state saw nearly 30,000 withdrawals from public school to homeschool for students in grades 7-12 during the 2021-22 school year, according to data released by the Texas Education … Continued

Illegal Strike Declared as Wave of Teachers Call in Sick

A judge on Wednesday ordered a teachers union to put an end to teacher absences that have forced Las Vegas-area school closures and that she said are “very clearly a strike,” amid a contract battle in a state where it is illegal for public employees to walk off the job. Since Sept. 1, unexpected staff … Continued

School Shooting Leaves One Dead, Two Injured

A shooting at St. Helena College and Career Academy in Louisiana has left one person dead, two others injured and a juvenile in custody, the local sheriff’s department said. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday on the campus in Greensburg, which serves students in grades 7 through 12. “The identity of the suspect and … Continued

Dad Arrested at School Board Meeting Pardoned

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin granted an absolute pardon to Scott Smith, the Loudoun County father arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 after school district officials lied about his daughter’s sexual assault by a boy who entered the girls’ bathroom wearing a skirt. Smith’s teenage daughter was sexually assaulted by a male student in … Continued

Effort to Remove Explicit Books from School Libraries Blocked

A group of concerned citizens in Missouri is accusing their local school district of misleading them about the presence of what they say are sexually explicit books in school libraries and keeping them in the dark about the process it undertakes to review such materials. Seven concerned residents in the city of Cameron, part of … Continued

School Board Vote to Remove Novels Deemed Harmful to Minors

A Florida school board voted unanimously to remove several dozen books from school shelves after concerned citizens read graphic excerpts from the hotly debated novels. The board decided to remove the books in question because of a rule signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May that states parents “shall have the right to read passages from … Continued

Union Advises Teachers to Destroy Evidence of Gender Surveys

A union representing teachers in a suburban county near Denver has advised teachers how to destroy the evidence when they survey students about their gender identity and preferred pronouns, which is illegal under state law. “If you do a questionnaire, please make it a paper and pencil activity – any digital records are more permanent … Continued

State Sues School District Over Parental Rights Policy

ANAHEIM, Calif − California’s attorney general is suing a Southern California school district with over 26,000 students for their new policy that requires schools to alert parents if their children change their gender identity or pronouns. The lawsuit, started by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleges the Chino Valley Unified School District’s “parental notification” policy is discriminatory … Continued

School Board Sued for Undermining Parental Rights

A grandmother is suing a Virginia school district and a public defender for allegedly hiding her 14-year-old granddaughter’s gender transition from her and advocating for the teen to be put in a group home, actions she claims resulted in the child falling into the hands of sex traffickers on two occasions. Michele Blair is the … Continued

Don’t Tread On Me Victory for Student

A 12-year-old boy just won a major victory against his school after a video of him being removed from class for displaying a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack went viral this week. Education expert and president of the Libertas Institute in Utah, Connor Boyack, released a screenshot of the Vanguard School Board of Directors allowing Jaiden … Continued

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