National News
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Supreme Court sets rules for officials who block social media critics
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Supreme Court on Friday set new ground rules for when public officials can block critical voices from their social media accounts.
School Board – General
Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe rights of LGBTQ+ people continue to be in flux across the U.S. with a new flurry of developments.
Parents
Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
Friday, March 15th, 2024
via The Associated PressA unanimous Supreme Court has ruled public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump.
School Board – General
Censorship efforts at libraries continued to soar in 2023, according to a new report
Thursday, March 14th, 2024
via The Associated PressBannings and attempted bannings of books continue to hit record highs. That's according to a new report from the American Library Association.
Parents
GOP-led states expand crackdowns on transgender care
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostSouth Carolina and Virginia are the only two Southern states without bans on trans minors obtaining gender-affirming care. Republicans controlling South Carolina's legislature are trying to change that.
LGBTQ+
A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via The Associated PressIt's the kind of book friends recommend to each other, especially if someone is going through a time of loneliness or romantic loss.
Racism
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled
Tuesday, March 12th, 2024
via The Washington PostSchool hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people have sharply risen in recent years, climbing fastest in states that have passed laws restricting LGBTQ student rights and education, a Washington Post analysis of FBI data finds.
School Board – General
Settlement over Florida law will allow discussion of LGBTQ+ topics
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostStudents and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday.
Parents
Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Associated PressStudents and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction.
Parents
A Maryland city’s apology for lynchings rings hollow for some
Monday, March 11th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe 1898 and 1931 lynchings of three Black men have cast a long shadow over Salisbury, Md., say advocates pushing for a more comprehensive apology.
School Board – General
Democrats hope IVF issue might topple key Republican in Pa. swing seat
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
via The Washington PostRep. Scott Perry (R) says he supports in vitro fertilization -- but he backed a bill declaring embryos people, and Democrats want voters to know it.
School Board – General
Youngkin vetoes eight bills as Va. assembly wraps up without arena
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe vetoes targeted bills related to firearms, book banning, marijuana, voter rolls, surrogacy, railroad safety and cybersecurity.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
DeSantis faces pushback in Florida as voters tire of war on woke
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostConservative lawmakers in Florida rejected a host of new culture war proposals, a change from past years when DeSantis-backed bills sailed through.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Virginia governor signs 64 bills into law, vetoes 8 others as legislative session winds down
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
via The Associated PressVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on 84 pieces of legislation. He signed 64 bills into law and vetoed eight others Friday.
Parents
California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressA school district in Southern California has approved changes to a policy that required school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change pronouns at school.
School Board – General
Government funding bill advances as Senate works to beat midnight shutdown deadline
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressThe Senate is looking to approve a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies.
School Board – General
Pr. William school board chair launches bid for lieutenant governor
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe Democrat and leader in the University of Virginia Health System is the first candidate from either major party to enter the 2025 race.
School Board – General
Florida public schools could make use of chaplains under bill going to DeSantis
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressFlorida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill the Legislature sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
School Board – General
Concealed guns could be coming soon to Wyoming schools, meetings
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressA bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms in schools and government meetings heads to Wyoming's governor after clearing the state Legislature.
School Safety