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School pronoun policies become debate as bills move through AZ legislature
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
via ABC15 Arizona (Arizona)Several bills pertaining to transgender youth have been going through the legislature over the last few years and now a Valley family is suing Mesa Public Schools over the use of pronouns in schools.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Westwood school board moves to revive gender policy. Critics call it ‘parental exclusion’
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
via NorthJersey (New Jersey)Tensions flared again at Thursday's board meeting, as a new majority moved to undo changes adopted by a "parental-rights" slate last year.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Second parental rights in education, courts passes Wyoming House committee
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)CHEYENNE - A second bill dealing with parental rights, this pertaining to education and Wyoming's court systems, passed through committee Friday.
Parents
‘It can happen anywhere.’ Indiana parents lost custody of trans teen, ask SCOTUS for help
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via The Indianapolis Star (Indiana)Couple who cited religious grounds for not supporting trans child removed by DCS argue more could lose parental rights without Supreme Court help.
Parents
When the archaeologists dig us up, it’ll be a scary sight
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Sun Sentinel (Florida)From cocaine-addled bears to children's literature, people of the future may be confused at what the Floridians of the 2020s were apparently afraid of, writes columnist Fred Grimm.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
School book challenges hijacked by ‘bad actors,’ DeSantis says
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
DeSantis, ed officials blast Miami school about permission slips for Black history event
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz and Gov. Ron DeSantis singled out the school as an example of how some local school officials have 'politicized' state laws.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Bill to protect the use of students’ chosen names in Colorado schools brings heated debate to state Capitol
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)Should K-12 schools in Colorado be required to use students' chosen names on unofficial documents such as rosters and student IDs, without a legal name change or parental notification? That question w...
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Students sue over Va.’s controversial transgender policy in schools
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Virginia)The ACLU of Virginia filed lawsuits on behalf of two transgender students, asking judges to vacate state guidance rolling back trans protections in schools.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
DeSantis Slams News Media for Distorting State’s Policies on Books in Public Schools
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Florida Daily (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a press conference to contrast claims of book bans against the state's specific policy on books in public schools.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Florida law blasted after permission slip sent to hear Black author’s book
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Washington)A parental bill of rights signed by Ron DeSantis in 2022 is under renewed scrutiny after a school asked for parental consent for a guest speaker to read a book written by an African American.
Parents
DeSantis again calls book banning a ‘hoax’ but wants laws tweaked
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out Thursday against what he calls the book banning ‘hoax' but wants laws regarding books in schools tweaked.
Parents
Florida officials blast Miami school about permission slips for Black history event
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Miami Herald (Florida)A Miami-Dade School Board member asked for 'some clarity sooner rather than later.'
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
California primary election 2024: Meet the 27th state Senate District candidates
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Ventura County Star (California)Incumbent Henry Stern and challengers Susan A. Collins and Lucie Volotzky are running for the 27th District seat in the California Senate.
Parents
Speaker packages ‘decency agenda,’ releases video ahead of legislative push
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Maryland Matters (Maryland)The decency agenda comprises of five bills that include the Freedom to Read Act sponsored by Del. Dana Jones (D-Anne Arundel).
School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Lawmakers get heat from NJ 101.5 listeners on plan to sexualize kids (Opinion)
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via New Jersey 101.5 (New Jersey)Although we've had a victory in this battle, the war to stop government overreach and protect parents and kids is far from over.
Book Bans, Parent Involvement
Parental rights in education bill raises concern of nurses’ ability to treat students
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Wyoming)CHEYENNE — Parental rights in education could be solidified into Wyoming statute, but aspects of the proposed legislation in the Wyoming Senate has raised concern over liability of school nurses
Parents
Free college proposal for dropouts raises questions of fairness
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)A roundup of Florida education news from around the state
School Board – General, Parent Involvement
Prescott continues to add more key endorsements in NH-01
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via Manchester Ink Link (New Hampshire)Today, Russell Prescott, candidate for Congress in the First District of New Hampshire, released another impressive set of endorsements in his race for US Congress.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement