Schools Vs. Parents – The American Conservative
That pic above is from the invaluable Libs Of Tik Tok twitter account. A good rule of thumb: if your kid’s teacher looks like a sno-cone, get your kid out of that school. A reader who teaches at a private school forwarded this to me from a listserv for school administrators nationwide. The author is…
Federal Court Rules North Carolina School’s Skirt Requirement Unconstitutional in Blow to Charter School Independence
Charter Day Schools had adopted a policy of ‘chivalry,’ where ‘women are treated as a fragile vessel that men are supposed to take care of and honor.’
Schools Reopened after Covid — But the Kids Never Returned
One Chicago high school gym teacher told NR that 17 of the 34 students in his class never showed up for the fall semester.
Democrats Introduced Bill To Get Police Out Of Schools
In February 2018, a crazed teen gunman who was on the FBI radar, opened fire on students inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The psychopath who had threatened murder several times in his past killed 17 people and injuring 17 others. This was not the first school shooting in America. It…
North Carolina Parents Protest Elementary School’s ‘After School Satan Club’
After school “Satan Clubs” are popping up all over the United States and parents are fighting back. This time parents in Greensboro, North Carolina are protesting after flyers were handed out to students at Joyner Elementary School advertising an after-school Satan Club The Satanic Temple is trying to establish a Satan Club at Joyner Elementary…
New Jersey Schools To Teach First And Second Graders About “Gender Identity” And “Climate Change” In Fall
A new curriculum in New Jersey’s public schools will include lessons related to gender identity and climate change this fall. Starting this fall, first and second graders in New Jersey’s public schools will be taught about gender identity and climate change according to the curriculum provided to parents in the Westfield school district. First-graders in…
Arizona Offers Funding for Students Impacted by Covid Closures to Switch Schools
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey talks to reporters after meeting with then President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 3, 2019.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Arizona Governor Doug Ducey unveiled a new school choice program on Tuesday that will fund school tuition for students whose public schools close “for even one day” due to…
Public Schools Make Kids Hate Reading
(Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) In response to Can We Get Young Americans to Appreciate Reading? George Leef asks whether we can get young Americans to appreciate reading. This young American’s answer: not if our public schools have anything to say about it. There were a few teachers or professors along the way who made reading enjoyable, and…
Parents Shouldn’t Decide What’s Being Taught in Schools
Nikole Hannah-Jones (Alice Vergueiro/Abraji via Wikimedia Commons) Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator and curator of the New York Times’s 1619 Project, said she did not “understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught” in schools, during an appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday. “I’m not a professional educator. I don’t have a degree in social…
Kiggans Voted With Dems On Trans School Bathrooms, But Now Campaigns On Parental Rights In Schools
Establishment Republican Jen Kiggans is campaigning for Congress on parental rights in education after voting with Democrats to cause Virginia’s school crisis in the first place, forcing districts to open girls’ restrooms up to men and adopt “trans-affirming” policies under the Virginia Values Act. In an email sent to voters, Jen Kiggans, a State Senator…
School District Bordering Washington, D.C. Closing All Schools until Mid-January due to Spike in Covid-19 Cases
(maroke/Getty Images) Prince George’s County Public Schools, a Maryland school district bordering Washington, D.C., is closing all schools until mid-January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. “In light of the stark rise in COVID-19 cases throughout our school system, all students will transition to virtual learning, effective Monday, December 20 through Thursday, December 23,”…
Parents suing schools over trans agendas
A Nov. 17 lawsuit filed by two public-interest law firms is just the latest in a series of cases where schools are accused of initiating social gender transitions of children behind the backs of their parents. An attorney involved in the litigation told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the policies are in place in…
US is one of only SEVEN countries in the Western world making kids wear masks in schools
The U.S. is among seven countries in the Western world recommending masks for children in schools States can set their own rules but the CDC suggests masks indoors for all kids age two and older regardless of vaccination status However, at least 14 countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Australia, don’t…
Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids — and information to parents on the benefits of the shots — as the White House looks to speedily provide vaccines to those ages 5 to 11. First lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Dr….
Cops Allow PEDO Books In Schools .
Reporter Kristi Leigh attempted to file a police report regarding pornographic materials found in the library of her child’s school and was shut down by local law enforcement. Leigh tried to file the report with the Williamson County, Texas Sheriff’s Office because she was worried the Round Rock Independent School District Police might cover for…
How Bad Are Public Schools Today?
They are saturated with “progressive” activists who are using school to indoctrinate students into their CRT/BLM beliefs. Anyone who opposes them will be subjected to harassment. If you doubt that, read this Legal Insurrection article by Ramona Bessinger, a teacher in Rhode Island. Here’s a key paragraph: “Everything in school now is about race. During…
Virginia Gov. Candidate Argues Parents Shouldn’t Have a Say in What Public Schools Teach
Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe argued that parents should not tell schools what to teach, during the final debate before the upcoming Nov. 2 election. The remark by McAuliffe, who served as governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018, came after Republican candidate Glenn Youngkins said he believes that parents should be given more…
Pentagon, New York City Public Schools Announce Requirements
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Biden Admin Offers to Pay Off Florida Schools That Defy DeSantis’ Ban on Mandatory Masks
The Biden administration has offered to pay off Florida schools that defy Governor Ron DeSantis’ ban on mandatory mask requirements. DeSantis signed an executive order last month banning mandatory masks in schools and on Monday threatened to withhold the salaries of school board members and superintendents who refuse to comply In a letter to DeSantis and…
Biden Slams Governors “Politicizing” Masks in Schools
Joe Biden on Thursday delivered remarks at the White House on lowering prescription drug prices. Biden barely spoke for 10 minutes before shuffling away from the lectern. In yet another attack on Florida’s Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden slammed governors for “politicizing” masks in schools. “To the mayors, school superintendents, educators, local leaders, who are standing…