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Carroll County schools: Moms for Liberty is winning its fight to remove school library books

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via thebaltimorebanner.com (Maryland)

A flood of challenges to school library books prompted Carroll County's superintendent to temporarily take 56 titles off the shelves and change book selection procedures.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Letters: onePULSE dispute

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A fire lieutenant who was on duty during the Pulse shooting in 2016 calls for a solution in the debate over the ownership and future of the Pulse site.

Parents

California’s gender-identity bill should terrify every American, but especially parents

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via The Washington Times, LLC (District of Columbia)

AB 957, also known as the 'Transgender, Gender-Diverse, and Intersex Youth Empowerment Act,' would force judges in custody hearings to consider, among other factors, whether parents are accepting of their kids' gender identities.

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Tom Horne, conservative lawmakers to speak at Moms for Liberty town hall in Mesa

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via azcentral.com (Arizona)

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‘Who’s Going to Teach My Kid?’

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Flathead Beacon (Montana)

After Lakeside Elementary School found itself without a single special education teacher ahead of the 2023-24 school year, the school's principal, Steffanie Broyles, moved her office into one of the special education classrooms. That way, students could come to Broyles for extra support as substitute teachers oversaw the classrooms once staffed by certified special education […]

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Carroll school board to discuss construction budget for fiscal 2025

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

The Carroll County Board of Education is scheduled to discuss school construction funding and the 2024-2025 school calendar at its monthly meeting Wednesday.

Parent Involvement, School Board – General

Michael Reagan: It really can happen here

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Press Herald (Maine)

Almost a hundred years ago, the great American author Sinclair Lewis wrote a political novel called 'It Can't Happen Here.' The 1935 book was a warning that what was happening then in Europe — the…

Parents

Clarence Page: When is a book ban not a ‘ban’? Officials dance around censorship efforts

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Press Herald (Maine)

The number of reported challenges is up by more than 40% over last year; meanwhile, one state is pushing back by signing what might be the nation's first ban on bans.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans

Lumpkins’ view on parental rights makes him wrong choice for CA

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

via Richmond.com (Virginia)

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Carroll County schools consider book ban after parental concern

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via WBAL-TV 11 (Maryland)

Carroll County schools are looking into more than 50 books that some parents believe should be banned. The books have already been pulled from school libraries.

Parent Involvement, Book Bans, School Board – General

Parents with lived experience are leading others through the DCYF process

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)

Ashley Cheney knows the state's child welfare system through and through – for better or for worse.A few years ago, her three young children got on the bus to school. At the end of the day, they never…

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CCSD superintendent defends self to school board

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)

CCSD board member calls surprise emergency meeting on Sept. 11 "a complete waste of time" and an "embarrassment."

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Harford parents and community leaders share concerns about book review committee at school board meeting

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Baltimore Sun (Maryland)

Parents and community leaders shared their concerns about the forming of a book review committee at the Harford County Board of Education meeting Monday evening.

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Virginia parents take critical race theory lawsuit against school board to higher court

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

Parents suing their Virginia school district for forcing their children to learn critical race theory took their case to the appeals court Tuesday, alleging a slew of First Amendment violations.

Parent Involvement, Racism, School Board – General

Settlement talks afoot in Florida lawsuit over gender discussions in schools

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

A judge previously tossed the plaintiffs' challenge to the law, saying they didn't do enough to show they had legal standing.

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Appeal over so-called ‘don’t say gay’ law put on hold amid settlement talks

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A federal appeals court has put on hold a battle about a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, after attorneys said they were in settlement talks.

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Appeals battle over Florida’s controversial education law on hold

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via Sun Sentinel (Florida)

A federal appeals court has put on hold a battle about a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, after attorneys said they were in settlement talks.

Parents

It really can happen here

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via El Dorado News-Times (Arkansas)

Parents

Gavin Newsom faces slate of transgender bills targeting parental rights

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

via The Gazette (Colorado)

California's legislature has taken major steps to institutionalize hiding child transgender identity from parents in a slate of bills headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) desk.

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