Tag: District

Student sues school district over suspension for saying ‘illegal aliens,’ switches to homeschooling

A North Carolina student suspended for using the term “illegal aliens” in class has sued the school district, saying he was bullied and ostracized after being falsely “branded as a racist.” Christian McGhee, 16, received a three-day out-of-school suspension last month for asking during a vocabulary lesson whether the word “aliens” meant “space aliens, or […]

Pennsylvania school district cancels Maulik Pancholy’s speech over concerns of activism, ‘lifestyle’

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School in […]

Muslim parents in Minneapolis-area school district can pull children from sexuality, gender classes

Muslim parents in a suburban Minneapolis school district will be able to opt their children out of a gender identity and sexuality curriculum that’s part of elementary school English classes, attorneys for the Somali American families said. The parents, whose children attend public schools in St. Louis Park, contacted several religious liberty advocacy organizations last […]