The national organization of middle and high school leaders is urging the Biden administration to do more to protect its members from “threats and violence” by parents who disagree with COVID-19 restrictions they put in place. In a call for support, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) on Thursday said its members have…
School Principals Call on Federal Government to Allow Them ‘Ban Hostile Parents’
Schools Can Promote Unity Without Enforcing Ideological Conformity
Commentary It is obvious that Canadians are divided—bitterly divided—over a number of important issues. Between the mudslinging of the federal election and the vocal disagreements over how to handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people are on edge. Family members aren’t speaking to each other, communities are divided, provinces are at odds with each other, and…
Louisiana State University Students Face Expulsion for Not Meeting Vaccine Mandate
Louisiana State University (LSU) has started to unenroll students who are not in compliance with the university’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. LSU spokesperson Ernie Ballard posted on Twitter that the university is contacting 78 students to inform them they are being unenrolled for not meeting the vaccination requirement. The university in August announced that students must…
Brown University Limits Social Gatherings Over ‘Asymptomatic Cases’ on Highly Vaccinated Campus
Brown University has closed its dining halls and placed new restrictions on social gathering after an increase in positive, asymptomatic COVID-19 cases among its overwhelmingly vaccinated student population. As of Sept. 16, Brown has performed 12,216 “routine asymptomatic tests” on 10,624 individuals over the past seven days, which returned 80 positive results, according to a…
You’ve Got to Be Taught to Love
Commentary The lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II wrote many beautiful songs for Broadway musicals. One that was not beautiful, but powerful for what it said about race relations in 1949 when the show opened was “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” The song was about being taught to hate. You also must be taught to love….
Court Rules Florida School Textbook Committee Violated Florida Sunshine Laws
In Collier County, Florida, a citizens group and three parents challenged the process used by the school board to adopt textbooks they believe contain Critical Race Theory. On Friday, a court ruled that the process was in violation of Florida Sunshine Laws. “The Sunshine Law applies to the Textbook Committees, and the failure to give…
Parents Question Reasons Behind NYC School COVID-19 Rules
With the school having barely started, New York City parents already have issues with the measures the state put in place to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For starters, it only takes one positive case for a whole class to get sent home for 10 days. Some parents question the rationale behind the…
NYC Parents Question Reasons Behind School COVID-19 Rules
With the school year having barely started, New York City parents already have issues with the measures the state has put into place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It only takes one positive case for an entire class to be sent home for 10 days. Some parents question the rationale behind the policy, saying…
Syracuse University Defends Professor’s Controversial 9/11 Comments
Syracuse University, with a record of censoring offensive speech, is defending a professor’s social media posts about the 9/11 terrorist attacks that many found offensive. In a Twitter thread that is now private, Jenn M. Jackson wrote that Americans “have to be more honest” about the nature of the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001….
Parents Protest Vaccine Mandate on Student Athletes in Loudoun County
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—At another contentious school board meeting on Sept. 14, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) parents protested the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all student-athletes participating in the Virginia High School League winter and spring sports. The mandate was announced on Aug. 31 by LCPS Superintendent Dr. Scott A. Ziegler. The requirement would take…
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