While the National School Board Association characterized the effort of parents who voice opposition to forced masking and critical race theory (CRT) as a form of “domestic terrorism”—and asked the Department of Justice to use the Federal Bureau of Investigation against them—administrators at a school in Wyoming decided to have a 16-year-old female student arrested for not…
16-Year-Old Female Student Arrested at School for Not Wearing a Mask
The New Victim of Cancel Culture: Science
Commentary Cancel culture has reared its ugly head once again, and this time in a new and unprecedented way. A lecture by a physicist was canceled at one of America’s premier institutions of science, MIT, for reasons having nothing to do with the subject of the lecture. The lecture was canceled not because of its…
Defining Education Down
Commentary What is the greatest threat to educating children today? Is it COVID-19, or ignorance? I’m going for number two. There is growing evidence to back me up. In August, Oregon Governor Kate Brown privately signed a bill ending a requirement that high school students prove they are proficient in writing, reading and math before graduating. The…
Academic Freedom Relegated to the Dustbin of History
October 12, 2021
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Commentary The High Court Of Australia has now unanimously rendered its judgment in the Peter Ridd case. The facts of the Ridd case are well known. James Cook University sacked Peter Ridd, a physics professor, in 2018 for criticising his colleagues’ research on the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef. Professor Ridd went public with…
Parents Sue Wisconsin School Districts After Children Test Positive for COVID-19
Several Wisconsin parents are suing two school districts after their children allegedly contracted COVID-19 from a classmate. Lawyer Frederick Melms filed the lawsuit on Oct. 5 in the U.S. Eastern District of Wisconsin on behalf of parent Shannon Jensen, other parents, and Waukesha School District public school students. The suit was filed against the Waukesha district and…
North Carolina University Cancels Class for 30,000 Students After Possible Suicide
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said that Tuesday classes were canceled for its 30,000 students after police investigated a possible suicide and an attempted suicide over the past weekend. In a statement, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewic, without elaborating, said the school is in a “mental health crisis” and that “we are aware that college-aged…
LA Schools Extend Deadline for Staff COVID-19 Vaccinations
October 12, 2021
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) extended its deadline on Monday for staff to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, allowing an additional month for workers to meet the state’s requirement. SEIU Local 99, the teachers’ union that represents the school district’s staff, said the “bargaining team has negotiated an agreement with LAUSD to ensure that workers will have…
New California Law Requires Schools to Provide Free Menstrual Products, Including in at Least One Men’s Restroom
October 11, 2021
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Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, public schools and colleges in California will be required to stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8. The law, known as the Menstrual Equity for All Act, builds upon a 2017 law that requires schools in low-income…
Some School Board Associations Denounce National Board Group’s Letter Over Threats
Some state school board associations are challenging the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) recent letter to President Joe Biden. The NSBA compared parents to domestic terrorists and called for the president to direct the federal government to “deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.” Several days later,…
Some School Board Associations Denounce National Group’s Letter Over Threats
Some state school board associations are challenging the National School Boards Association’s (NSBA) recent letter to President Joe Biden. The NSBA compared parents to domestic terrorists and called for the president to direct the federal government to “deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.” Several days later,…
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