Faith Perkins

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

Legislation
Tennessee House passes bill to restrict what flags can be displayed in public schools

The Tennessee House passed a bill on Monday that would ban LGBTQ and many other flags from public school classrooms, sending the measure to the Senate. Read More

February 29, 2024
Courts
Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bond 

A Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the district’s capital bond measure. Superintendent of… Read More

February 29, 2024
Courts
Child pornography charges against drag queen move to federal court

A part-time public school music director who moonlights as a drag queen with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was arrested last week in Wisconsin on child porn charges involving the… Read More

February 29, 2024
Public Education
Chicago Board of Education votes to get rid of SROs, sparking safety concerns

The Chicago Board of Education voted to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department, which provides school resource officers (SROs) to 39 public schools.  Last week’s vote came at… Read More

February 28, 2024
Legislation
Arizona bill to allow Ten Commandments in public school classrooms passes Senate, moves to House

The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be posted and read aloud in public school classrooms. Senate Bill 1151, sponsored… Read More

February 28, 2024