Tag: Education & Family News

Philadelphia Orders Masks Back on Indoors

The City of Philadelphia plans to reinstate indoor masking for COVID-19 mitigation as cases are on the rise. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole made the announcement April 11. “I’d hoped we wouldn’t be meeting like this again, but here we are,” Bettigole said in an online press conference. “Starting today, I’m asking businesses and…


New Alabama Law Bans Gender Transition Drugs, Surgeries for Minors

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed two bills that push back against a progressive agenda, including one that outlaws so-called gender-affirming medications for children. One of those Republican-backed bills, Senate Bill 184, passed Alabama state House with a largely party-line vote on April 7. It makes it a felony for a doctor to prescribe any…


Lieutenant Governor of Texas Slams Radical Left’s Agenda to Disrupt Family

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the battle over abortion and the sexualization of children K–2 in public schools was “a battle of those who believe that they are God and have control over life and death and even their sex and those who believe there is a Creator, who believe in God, believe in…


Winning in Waukesha: Conservative Candidates Oust Three Incumbent School Board Members

Fed up with critical race theory, sexually explicit textbooks, and forced masking in public schools, dissatisfied parents have been recalling school board members and vowing to replace others with people who will stand up for parental rights. Now, in what seems to be a growing trend, parents are fighting back and winning in Waukesha, Wisconsin,…


NC School Board Challenged on Student Transgender Policy That Potentially Excludes Parents

A speaker at a North Carolina school board meeting on April 5 called out a transgender policy that evaluates the parent’s right to know about their child’s gender choice based on the parent’s “level of acceptance.” Melissa Mason, a 2022 Republican candidate for the New Hanover County Board of Education school board, addressed the board…


‘Walt Not Woke’: Dad’s Hand Made T-shirt Causes a Stir at Disney

In an effort to “honestly and respectfully” express how he feels about what is going on with the Disney company’s management, one dad’s hand-made T-shirt caused quite a stir at “the happiest place on earth.” Dan Geffers has been taking his daughters Lila and Bryn to Disney for years. Over those years he has noticed…


COVID-19 Mask Mandates Reinstated at 3 US Universities

Three U.S. universities have announced that they will temporarily reinstate a mask mandate on their campuses, citing increasing COVID-19 cases among students. At Georgetown University in Washington, an indoor mask requirement that began on April 7 is applicable on the main and medical center campuses. The decision was taken after undergraduate students exhibited higher rates…


COVID-19 Mask Mandates Brought Back in 3 US Universities

Three U.S. universities have announced a reinstatement of masks on campuses, citing increasing COVID-19 cases among students. At Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., an indoor mask requirement began on April 7 and is applicable on the main and medical center campuses. The decision was taken after undergraduate students exhibited higher rates of infection. The rules…


Alabama Passes Bill Limiting Transgender Access to Bathrooms, Discussing Sexuality in Kindergarten

The Alabama legislature has passed a bill that restricts access to bathrooms for transgenders, based on their birth sex, and bans the discussion of gender and sexual identities among younger school kids. The bill, HB 322, was passed by the Senate with a vote of 26 to 5, and then by the House of Representatives…


Federal Jury Convicts University of Kansas Professor for Hiding China Ties

A federal jury on Thursday found a former University of Kansas professor guilty of hiding his employment with a Chinese state-run university while conducting research funded by the U.S. government. Feng “Franklin” Tao, 50, was convicted of three counts of wire fraud and one count of false statements out of the eight counts brought against…