Culture, Public Education
âWe canât have activists in our schoolsâ: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over âRainbowlandâ controversyA self-described âteacher activistâ from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders. Melissa Tempel… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Utah school district considers banning Bible after parent appears to complain it is pornographic(Daily Caller) â A Utah parent appears to have complained to a school district that the Bible is pornographic and suggested it be banned from school libraries. According to the … Read More
Culture
GOP Representative grills witness on whether banning pornographic magazines for first graders is ‘censorship’(Daily Caller) â Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming grilled a witness during a Thursday hearing, asking if she believed preventing teachers from showing first graders pornographic magazines was âcensorship.â… Read More
Culture
Illinois House passes bill to penalize libraries that restrict inappropriate children’s books(The Center Square) â Libraries in Illinois, including at K-12 schools, could see their funding cut if there are efforts to restrict books under a bill that passed… Read More
Culture
Majority of voters support requiring schools to tell parents about students’ gender transitions(Daily Caller) â Approximately 71% of registered voters are in favor of legislation that would require schools to inform parents about their studentsâ gender transitions, according to a poll by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
âItâs happening everywhereâ: Lawmakers push to ban secret student pronoun changes, keep parents involved(Daily Caller) â A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation to Congress on Wednesday that would require schools to receive parental permission before a student changes their pronouns, a response to a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
House Republicans gather Florida parentsâ input ahead of education bill voteMembers of the Republican House Education and Workforce Committee and House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee held a series of Friday roundtables with Florida parents to garner support… Read More
Culture, Public Education
At least 3 Kansas school districts hide studentsâ transgender status from parents(The Sentinel) â Over 160 school districts nationwide, including three in Kansas, have policies to keep studentsâ transgender status a secret from their parents. That is according to a… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Connecticut church running a Christian school sues state over vaccine mandates for studentsA church in Connecticut is suing the state over a vaccine mandate that might force the closure of its school. In 2021, Connecticut did away with religious exemptions… Read More
Culture
Arkansas law allows malpractice suits against doctors who perform sex change surgeries on minorsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that would allow children to sue their doctors for malpractice up to 15 years after providing medical sex changes, including hormones. Read More