The Texas House has approved legislation that calls for significant investments to increase school safety across the state. House Bill 3, which was authored by Representative Dustin Burrows (R-Texas) cleared the House, with a vote of 119-25. The bill will require schools to hire at least one armed security officer to be present at every … Continued
A Georgia school district will have to pay over $180,000 and reinstate a substitute teacher fired for objecting to a children’s book depicting same-sex couples being read at an elementary school library. Bryan County Schools has agreed to pay $181,000 in attorney fees and damages and will restate Lindsey Barr as a substitute teacher. The … Continued
Hundreds of professors at the University of North Carolina signed a public letter Tuesday opposing legislation that would require university students to take courses on America’s government and founding documents. The 673 UNC Chapel Hill professors revealed the public letter Tuesday, arguing the new courses and another bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives would constitute an infringement … Continued
Some middle school parents in a Washington state district are furious after seeing a video from a school assembly that showed teachers and children competing in whipped cream-licking contests. Teachers and students at Desert Hills Middle School in Benton County, Washington, can be seen licking whipped cream off of translucent plexiglass sheets while standing on … Continued
Florida education officials voted on Wednesday to prohibit virtually any classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades, expanding on a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that barred such lessons for younger students. The new rule, which does not require legislative approval, is part of a broader rightward … Continued
A Utah-based Christian K-12 academy fired four top administrators for their alleged involvement in what is potentially a multi-million dollar embezzlement scheme involving tuition funds. The Layton Christian Academy has filed a lawsuit in an effort to recoup some of the losses and prevent the accused individuals from accessing the financial records. On Tuesday, the … Continued
Seattle Public Schools could find itself mired in a federal civil rights investigation for separating students by race in multiple programs, a month after it hastily removed racial eligibility criteria from a “potluck” that implicitly excluded whites and Jews. The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism filed a complaint Tuesday with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil … Continued
Tim Barton, president of WallBuilders, told the “Todd Starnes Show” it’s a “great idea.” Texas State Sen. Phil King (R) introduced a new bill in the Lone Star State to mandate the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom. Barton told host Todd Starnes this new legislation seems very logical. “The Ten Commandments have been … Continued
An Obama-appointed federal judge ordered two Missouri teachers opposing a school district’s mandatory diversity training to shell out over $300,000 in legal fees. Teachers opposed the training that allegedly contained content forcing them to place themselves on an “oppression matrix.” The material also allegedly called for socio-economic changes and asked teachers to share information they wished to … Continued
A Maine Christian school filed a lawsuit last week to stop the state government from maneuvering around religious liberty protections established by the Supreme Court. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that Maine could not exclude religious schools from its rural tuition program. The program allows school districts that do not have their own high … Continued
A federal judge is allowing to proceed a class-action suit by University of Delaware students against the school for abruptly moving their classes online early in the COVID-19 pandemic, setting a worrisome precedent for other colleges that took similar measures. The suit seeks damages and restitution from the school. 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge … Continued
A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit Tuesday brought by Native American tribes, parents and students against state education leaders that alleges the state’s unique constitutional requirement to teach students about Native American history and culture has not been upheld. “It’s shocking to me that we are this many decades down the road, … Continued
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