Public Education
Special education director for Denver Public Schools placed on leave for undisclosed reasons, faced past allegations under different nameThe special education director of Denver Public Schools was placed on administrative leave Wednesday, nine years after being accused of sexual harassment as a principal using a different first name. Read More
Public Education
Illinois public school teacher arrested and charged with grooming a studentAn Illinois high school teacher was arrested by the Rockford Police Department on grooming charges Friday. Marshall Pratt, 61, was investigated by the departmentâs Sensitive Crimes Unit after he was… Read More
Public Education
âExpected to follow the lawâ: Virginia governor calls out school district for vowing not to change its transgender policiesVirginiaâs largest school district said Tuesday it doesn’t legally need to change its gender policies, including its practice of hiding information from parents. The governor disagrees. In a… Read More
Culture
World chess bans transgender women from competing in the womenâs category, citing fairnessThe federation that governs international chess competitions updated its gender policy to ban transgender women from playing in womenâs events. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) published its new handbook on… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit over Texas law restricting gender treatments for minors gets court hearingA two-day hearing in a lawsuit challenging the Texas law banning gender treatments for minors began Tuesday. The new law prohibits minors from receiving treatments such as puberty blockers and… Read More