Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has been looking to spend $200,000 to contract software providers that could help monitor “social media threats” and “hate speech” targeting the school district, according to documents unveiled by a parent group. In a now-closed request for proposal, or “RFP,” dated Nov. 30, 2021, the FCPS said it was willing…
Virginia School District Sought to Spend $200,000 to Monitor ‘Social Media Threats,’ ‘Hate Speech’
February 10, 2022
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CDC Director and Teacher Union President Do Not Support Ending Masks Mandates for Children
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten both said Tuesday they do not support ending mask mandates for school children, amid a growing trend by states to end masking in schools. Weingarten said she would support the end of masks if there…
Massachusetts to Drop School Mask Mandate at the End of the Month
February 9, 2022
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Massachusetts will soon no longer require public school students, teachers, and staff to wear masks while indoors, joining a growing list of states that have phased out their classroom mask mandates. The current statewide mask mandate for public schools will not be extended once it expires on Feb. 28, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said…
Children ‘Struggle to Recognize Masked Faces:’ Study
February 9, 2022
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Children have difficulty recognizing people who are wearing masks, according to a new study. Researchers had children complete a face memory test for kids called the CFMT-K and found that there was a significant difference between children studying unmasked faces and masked faces. “The main findings from this paper are that children struggle to recognize masked…
Stacey Abrams Apologizes for Maskless School Photo After Backlash
February 9, 2022
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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams apologized on Tuesday for posing maskless in a room full of masked children. The Democrat in her apology said she had made a “mistake” when she posed for a photograph at Glennwood Elementary School in Decatur during a visit on Feb. 4, without wearing a mask. “I approached the podium with…
Stacey Abrams Apologizes for Going Maskless in Room Full of Masked Children
February 9, 2022
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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams apologized on Tuesday for posing maskless in a room full of masked children. The Democrat in her apology said she had made a “mistake” when she posed for a photograph at Glennwood Elementary School in Decatur during a visit on Feb. 4, without wearing a mask. “I approached the podium with…
Students Suspended on Mask Mandate Attempt to Serve Affidavits to Loudoun County School Board
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Dozens of suspended students in Loudoun County attempted to serve the school board members a stack of notarized affidavits accusing the board of maladministration at a school board meeting on Feb. 8. School board chair Jeff Morse asked the students to give the documents to the staff instead of receiving the affidavits. Superintendent…
Dozens of Loudoun County Students Attempt to Serve School Board Affidavits Over Mask Mandate, CRT
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Dozens of suspended students in Loudoun County attempted to serve the school board members a stack of notarized affidavits accusing the board of maladministration at a school board meeting on Feb. 8. School board chair Jeff Morse asked the students to give the documents to the staff instead of receiving the affidavits. Superintendent…
Democrat-Controlled Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Ban Mask Mandate in Schools
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate on Feb. 8 passed a bill to make masks optional in schools. The move comes as a January executive order to the same effect has been challenged by lawsuits, and resisted by dozens of school districts across the state. The bill, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Chap Petersen, would bar school…
George Washington University Reverses Decision to Censor Posters Criticizing Beijing Olympics
February 8, 2022
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George Washington University (GW), amid widespread criticism, has reversed its decision to censor criticism of Beijing, admitting it was a mistake to remove political posters on campus at the behest of a Chinese student group controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The posters in question are designed in a way that at the first…
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