Tag: Education & Family News

Virginia Scraps Math Education Revamp Plan that Limits Calculus by 11th Grade

January 26, 2022
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Virginia has scrapped a proposed education initiative many critics said would have limited student access to advanced math courses in the name of improving “equity.” The proposal, known as Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI), is no longer featured on the website of the Virginia Department of Education in the wake of the new Gov. Glenn…

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‘Segregation’: Parents Protest Schools’ Differential Treatment of Unmasked Students in Loudoun County

January 26, 2022
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is reverting to segregation-era style policies by treating masked and unmasked students differently, parents whose children chose not to wear a mask to school this week argued at a school board meeting on Jan. 25. The mask mandate has been a contentious issue between parents and the school…

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Georgia Senate Bill Would Eliminate All Government Requirements for Vaccination

January 25, 2022
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A bill introduced Monday in Georgia state Senate would abolish any requirements for any vaccinations by any government entities, including required vaccines for children to attend public school. Under SB 345, state and local government agencies, including school districts, are banned from issuing any form of vaccine passport, nor can they create any rules or…

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New York Judge Blocks State Mask Mandate, but Education Department Has Other Plans

January 25, 2022
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After a state Supreme Court judge struck down New York’s mask mandate on Monday evening, the state’s Department of Education said that schools have to continue to follow the mandate. “It is [the department’s] understanding that the Department of Health will appeal the Nassau County Supreme Court decision, which will result in an automatic stay…

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LA Students Ordered to Wear Non-Cloth Masks at All Times on Campus

January 25, 2022
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Los Angeles school students must now wear non-fabric masks at all times on campus, both indoors and outdoors, as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Effective Monday, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” only, including during sports. The district announced…

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New Bill Would Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for All California Schoolchildren

January 25, 2022
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All California school students would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under legislation proposed Monday. The proposed bill, titled the Keep Schools Open and Safe Act, would eliminate a personal belief exemption in school-based COVID-19 vaccination requirements. State Sen. Richard Pan, a Democrat, introduced the legislation during a news conference at a Los Angeles…

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Non-Cloth Masks Now Required on LAUSD Campuses

January 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Students at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are required to wear higher-grade, non-cloth masks starting Monday, Jan. 24. Students must now wear “well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” at all times, indoors and outdoors. All employees were already required to wear surgical-grade masks. District officials said they will continue to provide masks…

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Virginia Schools Defy Governor’s Mask-Optional Policy, Isolate Students Who Refuse to Wear Mask

January 24, 2022
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Some students in Virginia have been isolated from their mask-wearing peers after their parents sent them back to school without a mask per Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order, reports say. Jan. 24 marks the first day that Youngkin’s order took effect. Signed hours after the Republican governor assumed office, the order allows parents to “elect…

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‘Roots and Wings’: How an American Mother’s Cuban Heritage Empowers Her in the Fight Against CRT

January 24, 2022
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Patti Hildago Menders, a mother of six in northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, has written her own story of resilience. Since the summer of 2020, she has been fighting on the frontline against the transmission of critical race theory (CRT) in the region’s public school system, an ongoing battle that has drawn national headlines. Parents from…

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EXCLUSIVE: Male Student Allowed to Stay in School After ‘Inappropriate Conduct’ With Multiple Female Victims at Florida Middle School

January 24, 2022
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On Jan. 18, two parents informed Florida’s Charlotte County Public Schools School Board that a male student has engaged in “inappropriate conduct” with several girls at Punta Gorda Middle School and is still attending the school and they are demanding action. “More than one child has been affected,” Larry Benjamin told the board, revealing that his…

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