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Oklahoma superintendent faces blowback for putting Libs of TikTok creator on library panel
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
via The Washington PostLGBTQ+
Ohio to Ban Transition Care After Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
via The New York TimesLGBTQ+
West Virginia GOP majority pushes contentious bills arming teachers, restricting bathrooms, books
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressSchool Safety
Lawyers argue over showing emotion during trial of mom charged in Oxford High School mass shooting
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressSchool Safety
Prosecutor tells jury that mother of Michigan school shooter is at fault for 4 student deaths
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
via The Associated PressJurors in Michigan have heard opening statements in the trial of the mother of a school shooter. Jennifer Crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
School Safety
Utah Sets Restrictions on Transgender People’s Bathroom Use
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
via The New York TimesUnder the new law, transgender people will be prohibited from using bathrooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that align with their gender identity, with few exceptions.
LGBTQ+
Utah School Board Member Is Censured After Questioning Student’s Gender
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via The New York TimesNatalie Cline, a Utah school board official, suggested on social media that a 16-year-old female basketball player was transgender, drawing abuse toward the girl.
School Board – General, LGBTQ+
Oklahoma’s Anti-Trans Law Draws Scrutiny After Nex Benedict’s Death
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The New York TimesThe student, who did not see themselves as male or female, according to their family, died after an altercation in a high school bathroom.
LGBTQ+
Georgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressSex Education
Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated PressSex Education
How the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teenager has renewed scrutiny on anti-trans policies
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via The Associated PressLGBTQ+
Vigil held for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following a school bathroom fight
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
via The Associated PressMore than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom.
School Safety
Video shows Oklahoma nonbinary teen after attack in school bathroom, the day before their death
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
via The Associated PressA recently released police search warrant is revealing more details in the case of a nonbinary Oklahoma student who died a day after a high school bathroom fight.
School Safety
In Video, Nonbinary Student Describes Fight in Oklahoma School Bathroom
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe police released video of the student, Nex Benedict, recounting the altercation a day before their death, which has drawn national scrutiny.
School Safety
Inside One Publisher’s Fight Against Book Bans – The Journal. – WSJ Podcasts
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalSchool districts and state legislatures have been ramping up efforts to ban certain books from school libraries and curricula. Last year, Penguin Random House decided to do something to stop them. We speak to WSJ's Jeffrey Trachtenberg and to the man leading Penguin Random House's efforts, Skip Dye.
Book Bans
RuPaul Is Sending a Rainbow Bus to Give Away Books Targeted by Bans
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
via The New York TimesThe star, whose show "RuPaul's Drag Race" has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.
Book Bans
School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders
Friday, March 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressMass shootings at schools have prompted a growing number of states to encourage digital mapping to aid emergency responders.
School Safety
Oklahoma nonbinary teen’s death is ruled a suicide, triggering anger
Thursday, July 10th, 2025
via The Washington PostNex Benedict's death in February after an altercation at school triggered vigils across the country.
LGBTQ+, School Safety
Active-shooter-drill bill in California would require advance notice, ban fake gunfire
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024
via The Washington PostSchool Safety