Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that allows volunteer chaplains to provide support services in public K-12 schools, but he says that won’t include Satanic Temple members. The legislation, set to take effect July 1, has sparked a debate on religious representation and the potential for legal challenges based on […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two years ago, Democrats repeatedly and forcefully warned Republicans and Gov. Ron DeSantis that a new law making it easier to challenge school books was so broadly worded that it would create havoc across the state. Now they can say, “I told you so.” DeSantis backtracked on the 2022 law on Tuesday […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. GOP House lawmakers gave near-final passage to the bill on Monday, putting Tennessee just a few hurdles away from joining states such as Alabama, Arizona, […]
Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball team seems to be digging its hole even deeper with its recent statements after walking off the court before the national anthem was played on Monday. LSU already has a reputation for being the “heels” — if we can use the pro wrestling term — of women’s college basketball, especially […]
We’ve seen this issue cropping up before to the consternation of parents, educators, and law enforcement. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that it will be going away any time soon. Parents of students at Laguna Beach High School in Los Angeles were informed last week that Artificial Intelligence-generated nude images of female students at the school […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois schools have taken steps to weather an acute shortage of teachers with the state’s help, but a survey released Tuesday points to ways to improve training, support and incentives for classroom instructors. The annual study by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools shows that 9 in 10 schools report […]
ST. LOUIS — A school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early, bringing an end to a relationship strained after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic and an ensuing driver walkout that snarled bus service for one of Missouri’s largest school systems. Missouri […]
Students at a New York state high school walked out of class last week to protest the transgender bathroom policy at their high school. The protest took place Monday at John Jay High School, which is part of the Wappingers Central School District. The school’s policy is that students can use any bathroom they choose […]
Here’s a head-scratcher of a question: should a school host a fundraiser in which the students have a competition to kiss, lick, and suck on the toes of their fellow students or, perhaps, their teachers’? This weekend, the question was debated endlessly, spurred on by this video: Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Oklahoma celebrated […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky school districts could hire retired law officers or military veterans to serve as armed guardians offering security at schools under a bill advanced by a state Senate committee on Thursday. The proposal cleared the Senate Education Committee and heads to the full Senate next. It would still need House approval if […]
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