Thousands of American schools have taken days off for various reasons related to mental health in what appears to be a new trend, according to an analysis by a data-crunching company Burbio. The analysis has identified more than 2,500 schools that have canceled school in recent weeks, citing needs for “wellness, “reflection,” and “mental health”…
Schools Increasingly Close for ‘Mental Health’ Days, Analysis Finds
North Dakota Bans Critical Race Theory in Public Schools, Requires ‘Factual, Objective’ Curriculum
November 14, 2021
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North Dakota has become the latest state to ban critical race theory (CRT) from being taught in public school classrooms. On Friday Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, signed into law House Bill 1508, a day after the one-page bill overwhelmingly cleared both chambers of the Republican-majority state legislature. Proponents of the ban said this legislative…
Pennsylvania Civics Teacher Removes Mask, Loses Job
In a civics lesson his students will never forget, Pennsylvania high school teacher Kurt Gladfelter took off his mask and lost his job. “Compliance is not always the right thing, and this is wrong,” Gladfelter told The Epoch Times in a phone interview. “To do this to kids— it is not worth the cost.” An…
South Carolina Governor Calls for Investigation Into Pornographic Material Found in School Libraries
November 12, 2021
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has called for an investigation into pornographic material in public school libraries in the state. “It has come to my attention that public schools in South Carolina may be providing students with access—whether in school libraries, electronic databases, or both—to completely inappropriate books and materials, including sexually explicit and obscene…
Anti-Discrimination Group Appeals University of North Carolina Case to Supreme Court
A recent federal court decision upholding the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s use of race in admissions is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case was brought against UNC–Chapel Hill in November 2014 by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which describes itself as a “group of more than 20,000 students,…
North Carolina School Boards Association Withdraws From the National School Boards Association
November 12, 2021
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The North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) withdrew its membership from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) on Thursday. NCSBA’s separation follows the South Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri School Board Associations’ cutting ties from the NSBA after its Sept. 29 letter to the White House comparing parents to domestic terrorists. Union County Public Schools Board…
School Board Memo Reveals Timeline of White House ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
November 12, 2021
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Newly publicized documents revealed more details about how the National School Boards Association (NSBA) communicated with the White House before sending out a letter likening concerned parents to domestic terrorists. In the widely criticized Sept. 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized disruptions at school board meetings across the nation as “a form…
California Community College Overrun With ‘Fake Students/Bots’: Whistleblower
November 11, 2021
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In the wake of the transition to online training due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California community colleges have become overrun with “fake students/bots” and allegations of financial aid fraud. Kim Rich is a professor of criminal justice and the department chair for Political Science, Administration of Justice, Economics, and Chicano Studies at Los Angeles Pierce College in…
California School Board Votes to Not ‘Support, Enforce, or Comply’ With Gov. Newsom’s Vaccine Mandate
November 11, 2021
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A public school district in Northern California announced Wednesday it will not be enforcing the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K–12 schools. In a 5–0 vote, the governing board of the Calaveras Unified School District (CUSD) decided at a Tuesday meeting to not “enforce, support, or comply” with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate, which would require…
USC Professor Refuses to Remove ‘Thin Blue Line’ Flag From Office Door Despite Student Complaint
November 11, 2021
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Despite student outrage, an engineering professor at the University of Southern California (USC) is refusing to take down a pro-police flag from his office. James Moore, who directs the USC’s transportation engineering program, has been displaying a “Thin Blue Line” flag outside of his office door since August when the fall semester began, but has…
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