Faith Perkins

Faith Perkins is a staff writer for The Lion. She graduated from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in convergent journalism.

Public Education
Former elementary teacher charged with 40 counts in sexual abuse case involving student

A North Carolina elementary teacher is facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting a former student. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Sara Kathleen Majors in October, when the… Read More

March 5, 2024
Public Education
Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parents’ wishes

A Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacob’s New Dress… Read More

March 5, 2024
Public Education
Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldn’t read one of its lines

An Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so “disgusting and horrendous,” even the teacher was “uncomfortable.” “I’m here to talk about the book… Read More

March 4, 2024
Culture
Former student furious college has abandoned its Baptist roots as it planned to host anti-Christian drag event

A former student of a Missouri college founded by Baptists was planning to peacefully protest an on-campus drag-themed event Friday featuring two “nuns” affiliated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,… Read More

March 1, 2024
Courts
Former St. Louis principal pleads guilty after using school funds to hire a hitman to kill pregnant girlfriend 

A former principal of a Missouri middle school pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to a 2016 murder-for-hire conspiracy fueled by school funds. Cornelius Green stole $2,500 from Carr… Read More

March 1, 2024