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Florida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressFlorida is on the verge of passing one of the nation's most restrictive bans on minors' use of social media.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Green Bay schools release tape of first Black superintendent’s comments that preceded resignation
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressGreen Bay schools has released the recording of its first Black superintendent's appearance on an Atlanta radio show where he made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district's principals.
School Board – General
West Virginia House OKs bill to allow teachers with training to carry guns, other weapons in schools
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools.
School Board – General
Oklahoma police are investigating a nonbinary teen’s death after a fight in a high school bathroom
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressPolice in Owasso, Oklahoma, are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student who died after being involved in a fight with other students in a high school bathroom.
LGBTQ+
Iowa school district paying $20K to settle gender policy lawsuit
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressAn Iowa school board has resolved a lawsuit over a now-rescinded district policy that let students request a gender support plan to begin socially transitioning at school, without the permission of their parents.
Parents
Utah school board member censured over transgender comments is seeking reelection
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated PressA Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign has instead announced that she is running for reelection.
School Board – General
Haley’s nearly all-White high school lacked lessons of racism, some say
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via The Washington PostAt Nikki Haley's high school, some classmates said that they weren't adequately instructed about South Carolina's history of divisive racial issues.
Racism
Supreme Court Won’t Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe decision, along with an order this month declining to block West Point's admissions program, suggests that most justices are not eager to immediately explore the limits of its ruling from June.
School Board – General
Supreme Court won’t review admissions at Va.’s Thomas Jefferson HS
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe high court's decision drew a sharp dissent from two conservative justices and follows its ruling last term banning race-conscious college admissions.
School Board – General
The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Supreme Court has left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia, despite claims that it discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.
School Board – General
Maryland ‘Freedom to Read Act’ bill aims to protects books and librarians
Monday, February 19th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe 'Freedom to Read Act' of Maryland is proposed to protects books and librarians
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
In a Maryland school library, empty shelves are about to get emptier
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
via The Washington PostWhile the nation has been focusing on book bans, some schools have gone without enough (noncontroversial) books. One in Maryland has been trying to raise funds.
Book Bans
In Melbourne, an Enchanting Hyperlocal Paper for the Digital Age
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Paris End seeks to celebrate a recovering Australian city.
Sex Education
Students sue over Va.’s controversial transgender policy in schools
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe ACLU of Virginia filed lawsuits on behalf of two transgender students, asking judges to vacate state guidance rolling back trans protections in schools.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe ACLU of Virginia is suing the state Department of Education to challenge Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's policies on the treatment of transgender students.
School Board – General
Florida law blasted after permission slip sent to hear Black author’s book
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostA parental bill of rights signed by Ron DeSantis in 2022 is under renewed scrutiny after a school asked for parental consent for a guest speaker to read a book written by an African American.
Parents
Georgia Senate passes plan meant to slow increases in property tax bills
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressGeorgia senators want to limit how much assessed home values can rise for tax purposes, in an election-year effort to hold down property taxes.
School Board – General
Utah school board seeks resignation of member who questioned athlete’s gender
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Utah State Board of Education has voted to censure and seek the resignation of a board member whose social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player incited threats against the girl.
School Board – General
Steady ascent or sudden splash? North Carolina governor’s race features men who took different paths
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressFront-runners for North Carolina's major-party nominations for governor in next month's primaries have taken dramatically different paths to prominence.
Sex Education