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4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students’ education
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
via The Associated PressSchool Board – General
A school bus company where a noose was found is ending its contract with St. Louis Public Schools
Tuesday, March 26th, 2024
via The Associated PressA school bus company will terminate its contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early. The termination ends a strained relationship after a noose was found near the workstation of a Black mechanic.
School Safety
Virginia sex assault case raises questions about school responsibility
Saturday, March 30th, 2024
via The Washington PostThe woman, who filed the lawsuit and recently testified in the trial, alleges that Fairfax County school officials failed to provide a safe learning environment.
School Board – General
How NYC Schools Became a Battlefront in the Culture Wars
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
via The New York TimesParent Involvement, School Board – General
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
via The Associated PressSex Education
Book Bans: The Most Challenged Books of 2023 Target LGBTQ Experiences
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
via The New York TimesAmid a nationwide surge in book bans, memoirs and novels that deal with the experiences of L.G.B.T.Q. people or explore race received the most challenges.
Book Bans
Book-Ban Campaigns Hit 4240 Titles Last Year: Here Are the Top 10 Targets
Monday, April 8th, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalBook Bans
Exclusive | Suit Challenging Iowa’s Book Ban Is Backed by Every Major Publisher
Monday, April 15th, 2024
via The Wall Street JournalBook Bans
Kali and Joshua Fontanilla’s Exodus Institute aims to challenge ‘indoctrination’ in schools
Monday, April 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostAs right-wing claims of indoctrination in public education surge, the story of two teachers explores what happens when such claims come from inside the classroom.
Racism
School Board Cancels Gay Actor’s Anti-Bullying Talk Over His ‘Lifestyle’
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
via The New York TimesMaulik Pancholy was scheduled to give a talk on anti-bullying at a Pennsylvania school next month. School board members scrapped it, citing concerns about his activism and "lifestyle."
Parents
Pennsylvania School Board Reinstates Gay Author’s Speech Amid Backlash
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Cumberland Valley School Board reversed its decision to cancel Maulik Pancholy's speech at a middle school next month after many community members said the actor had been discriminated against because of his sexuality.
School Board – General, Book Bans
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
Book Bans
Tennessee Passes Bill to Allow Teachers to Carry Concealed Handguns
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The New York TimesSchool Safety
Tennessee Parents Question Whether Teachers Should Carry Guns
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via The New York TimesSchool Safety
Tennessee passes bill to allow armed teachers in public schools
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via The Associated PressTennessee Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would let some teachers and staff carry concealed handguns on public school grounds. If Republican Gov.
School Safety
The number of Americans who ‘love’ Trump
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Washington PostA deep dive on this actually quite relevant question. (Spoiler: It's a fraction of 200 million.)
Parents
Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
via The Associated PressSchool Safety
Planet Fitness bomb threats come after anti-trans posts
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
via The Washington PostMore than 50 Planet Fitness locations have been evacuated because of bomb threats in recent weeks after online criticism from an anti-trans activist.
LGBTQ+
His Book Was Repeatedly Banned. Fighting For It Shaped His Life.
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
via The New York Times"The Chocolate War," published 50 years ago, became one of the country's most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent years fighting attempts to ban it - like many authors today.
Book Bans