Lion Staff Report

Our reporting covers a wide range of issues facing American families and culture, especially related to the education of children and youth.

Christian Schools
Man charged with kidnapping and murder in Christian school teacher Eliza Fletcher’s death received early prison release during pandemic

The search for a kidnapped schoolteacher in Memphis is over after her body was found Monday evening, Memphis police officials announced Tuesday.  Cleotha Abston, 38, whose first… Read More

September 6, 2022
Public Education
Against the grain, this California school district’s resolution protects student free speech, traditional gender-specific language

The National Education Association might be considering doing away with such terms as “mother” and “father,” but this California school district is having none of that.  The Paso… Read More

August 29, 2022
Culture, Public Education
52 books pulled and 32 more under review at Utah’s largest school district

After parents’ complaints about inappropriate sexual content, a school district in Utah has removed 52 books from the school library and will conduct an internal audit of the material. Read More

August 5, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Public school districts accused of using intimidation to conceal controversial curricula

Parents in Arizona have reportedly been harassed after their names were made public following requests for information on curriculum.  According to a report by… Read More

August 3, 2022
Public Education
Judge overturns public school board’s ban of Maine father it ‘disagreed’ with

A father in Maine who’d been barred from events at his daughters’ school for speaking against sexually explicit reading material has won the right to show up. … Read More

July 27, 2022