Tag: Education & Family News

Virginia Democrats Oust Board of Education Member for Pro-American Views

Democrats in Virginia blocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s nominee for the Virginia Board of Education, claiming that she is both “unqualified” and aligned with white supremacist groups. In the vote to confirm the governor’s nominees to various state boards and councils on Feb. 7, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi offered a floor amendment blocking Suparna Dutta’s nomination to…


Colorado Parents Organize for Parental Rights and to Oppose School Mental Health Bill

Colorado parents protecting parental rights in public education have formed a statewide network. One of their first efforts is opposing a bill giving schools much greater power over mental health for students in grade 6 and up. State House Bill 23-1003 provides that students 12 or older can consent to a school mental health assessment—even…


Arkansas Empowering Minors to File Malpractice Lawsuits Against ‘Gender Transition’ Practitioners

A law proposed in Arkansas seeks to allow minors or their representatives to file a civil action lawsuit against healthcare professionals who performed “gender transition” procedures on them. Senate Bill 199, sponsored by Republican Senator Gary Stubblefield, received endorsement from a Senate panel on Monday. “A healthcare professional who performs a gender transition procedure on…


Virginia Donors Demand $3.6 Billion From University for Removing Ancestor’s Name

The University of Richmond has removed the name of donor T.C. Williams from its law school, citing student complaints that he allegedly owned slaves more than 175 years ago. The Williams family now wants the Virginia-based university to give back donations they’ve made throughout the years, with interest, in the amount of $3.6 billion. Robert…


Virginia Lawmakers Pass College Threat Assessment Bill After Multiple Shootings

Both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly on Feb. 13 voted to pass a bill outlining how public universities and colleges should respond to individuals who pose a dangerous threat on campus in an effort to prevent future violence. The bill, known as HB1916, was introduced in January by Del. Amanda Batten (R-James City) who says it will…


Appeals Court to Reconsider Case Against Allowing Transgender Athletes in Female Sports

A federal appeals court has agreed to reconsider a lawsuit that challenged Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ athletic events, which followed an earlier court decision that had ruled against the lawsuit. The case, brought by legal group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), was filed on behalf of four female athletes who…


Nearly 1 in 3 High School Girls Have Seriously Considered Suicide, CDC Says

If you are having suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for free and confidential support. It’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For crisis support in Spanish, call 888-628-9454. Nearly 1 in 3 female high school students seriously considered suicide in 2021, according to the latest survey data from…


Federal Court Urged to Reverse FDA Approval of Abortion Pill

A group of national medical associations and doctors urged a federal court on Feb. 10 to order a federal regulator to reverse its two-decade-old approval of Mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions that critics say endangers women who use it. The abortion pill has become a focus of legal efforts by the pro-life movement…


Parents Rein in ‘Rogue’ Sex Education in Michigan Schools

Long-standing Michigan laws have become a new weapon for a group of aspiring education reformers seeking to guard school children in the state against what they call “illegal hyper-sexualization” and other “woke” teachings. Activists concerned about what they were seeing in the state’s public schools recently formed a non-profit, non-partisan organization they call the Great…


Louisiana AG Audit of Sexually Explicit Books in Public Libraries Calls for Update to Policies to Restrict Children’s Access

The Louisiana Attorney General has issued an audit on sexually explicit reading material found in public libraries that calls for an update to policies restricting children’s access. “The Protecting Innocence report gives parents and officials the tools they requested to protect Louisiana’s children from sexually explicit material,” said Attorney General Jeff Landry said in a…