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IN-DEPTH: Florida School District Bank Account ‘Fell Through the Cracks,’ Unaudited for 18 Years

A Florida school district CFO confirms that the bank account for a hugely successful youth orchestra program is rife with accounting problems, after effectively being “lost” to accounting oversight for years. The resulting controversy is pitting liberal and conservative elements in the district against each other. Newly elected, conservative-leaning board members say they’re baffled as…


Ohio Parents Sue School District Over Teachers Allegedly Talking About Sexuality With Students in Secret

A school district in Ohio is facing a lawsuit from a group of parents who accuse it of allowing teachers to conduct private conversations on sexual attitudes and behaviors with students, which parents claim intrudes into the upbringing of their kids. The lawsuit was filed by eight parents against the Hilliard School District at the…


NJ School District to Hire Off-Duty Police, Retired Officers on Campus: ‘Every Parent Agrees’

A large school district in New Jersey has approved to enhance student protection by hiring off-duty police and then retired officers to patrol inside school buildings. The guards will be armed and present through at least the end of the 2022-2023 academic year. The latest to approve the policy was the board of education of the…


Pennsylvania Parents: Drag Queens in Thongs Too Cheeky for School Children

A drag show at a Pennsylvania high school went too far, parents say, when professional drag queens performed sexually provocative dance moves in skimpy spandex thongs at an after-school student event. Parents say they were not informed of the drag show and no parental permission was sought. The Gay Sexuality Alliance club (GSA) of Hempfield…


Parents of Disabled Child Sue Pennsylvania School to Reinstate Mask Mandate

The parents of a medically fragile 6-year-old child are suing the Cumberland Valley School District in Pennsylvania to change its masking policy from masks optional back to mandatory masking for all. By permitting optional masking, the school board forces the parents of medically fragile children with disabilities into an unfair decision of keeping the child…


Federal Court Rules Against High School’s ‘Patently Unconstitutional’ Racial Admission Policy

A U.S. federal court has ruled against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s (TJ) revised admission policy pushing for “racial equity,” judging it discriminatory against Asian-American students. TJ, which focuses on the STEM fields, is an elite Governor’s School in Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system. It requires prospective students to go…


Federal Judge Rules Against High School’s ‘Patently Unconstitutional’ Racial Admission Policy

A federal judge has ruled against an elite Virginia high school’s revised admissions policy pushing for “racial equity,” judging it discriminatory against Asian American students. The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ), which focuses on the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), is a Governor’s School in the Fairfax County…


Virginia’s Loudoun County Pulls Sexually Explicit Book From School Libraries

Facing pressure from concerned parents, Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia said it will remove copies of a graphic novel containing explicit sexual scenes. The book in question, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” was created by California cartoonist Maia Kobabe. It sparked controversy in Virginia and several other states after parents complained about the book’s graphic…


Detroit Public Schools to Move Friday Classes Online in December Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

The public school district of Detroit, Michigan, said it will shift to online instruction for three Fridays in December, citing concerns over COVID-19 cases, mental health, and school cleanliness. In a Nov. 17 statement announcing the change, the Detroit Public Schools said classes will move online on Dec. 3, Dec. 10, and Dec. 17. The…


Parents Sue Massachusetts School District For Allegedly Excluding White Students From Events

A Massachusetts school district allegedly held racially segregated events that specifically excluded white students, according to a federal lawsuit filed by a non-profit group representing three families. Non-profit group Parents Defending Education filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday afternoon, arguing that Wellesley Public Schools violated the constitutional rights of their students, and also…