New Hampshire weather school visit: Bedford Academy
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One parent reportedly called the masterpiece "pornographic."
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A North Carolina Native American family is fighting against a state-funded charter school’s demand that their first-grade boy gets his hair cut. The school system recently changed its dress and grooming code to define a boy wearing his hair in a bun or braids as “faddish.” The Lomboy family are members of the Waccamaw-Siowan Tribe, one of North Carolina’s eight state-recognized tribes.
- WSOC
CMS substitute teacher says she won’t return to school after being attacked by 2 students
The 16- and 17-year-old students were charged with assault and disorderly conduct after they “got aggressive toward a teacher,” CMS said.
- Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio's chilling new pro-ignorance bill a threat that will drive off students
At a time of anticipated growth, attacking education and diversity is a terrible strategy, Lalitha Pamidigantam writes
- Portsmouth Herald
Ryan McQueen quits RSU 21 School Board after 'hateful' social media posts spark complaints
“We will not allow members of our community to be targeted by or subjected to bigotry," Superintendent Terri Cooper said.
- WSB Cox articles
Videos show Clayton County teacher watching as students fight in her classroom
A dozen videos show students throwing punch after punch as their teacher watches them from her desk.
- Fox News
Two teachers in Virginia county arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with students
Two employees of a Virginia county school district have been arrested and charged with inappropriate contact with students after an investigation was launched last month.
- The Hill
Bible ban? School district reviewing the religious text after parent’s request
A Utah law passed in 2022 is now being used to challenge dozens of books in schools across the state for material that is considered by some to be inappropriate and even pornographic.
- Fox News
Gov. Sanders claps back at Arkansas school district over teachers filling out White privilege survey
Gov. Sanders said she will not tolerate school districts promoting critical race theory after a teacher survey surfaced at an Arkansas school.
- Idaho Statesman
University of Idaho reports student’s death. He was from Boise
“This has understandably been a difficult year for the Vandal Family, with the loss of several students since the start of the academic year last August.”
- People
Florida Principal Out of a Job After 6th-Graders Viewed Michelangelo's 'David' During Art Lesson
Former Tallahassee Classical School principal Hope Carrasquilla claimed she was asked to resign for not informing parents of a lesson about the marble statue of the Biblical figure depicted nude
- The 74
ACLU: Out-of-School Suspensions Hit Rhode Island’s Students of Color Hardest
Students of color continue to be disproportionately punished when compared to their white counterparts, according to a new report on school suspensions released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island. The report, titled “Still Oversuspended and Underserved: Continuing Disparities in Suspension Rates in Rhode Island,” found that racial disparities remain the same […]
- Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City Regina teacher charged with sexually exploiting student in DeWitt
Cody LaKose was escorted from Regina after being arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a minor student while teaching in DeWitt
- Democrat and Chronicle
'We're not going to tolerate it.' Hilton superintendent speaks out after second threat
Bomb threats have disrupted student learning twice in a week because of a book titled "This Book is Gay."
- Kansas City Star
Johnson County school district keeps removing books after one mom keeps complaining
“Thank you for taking out this thought-provoking and arousing, X-rated material out of our district,” this parent told school officials recently.
- Fortune
This teacher just got over $43,000 in student loans forgiven thanks to Biden’s changes to the PSLF program: ‘It’s nice seeing all those zeroes’
The 35-year-old teacher got her loans forgiven using the Public Service Loan Forgiveness temporary waiver.
- HuffPost
Idaho Republicans Call Free Tampons In Schools Too ‘Woke’ — And Block Them
Only 15 states and Washington, D.C., have passed legislation to provide students with free access to menstrual products in schools.
- Fortune
New Starbucks CEO says he intends to work in stores at least once a month—it’s a smart idea if he doesn’t make this big mistake
Laxman Narasimhan needs to be low-key and consistent if he's going to turn around the c-suite's relationship with staff, experts said.
- The Daily Beast
Florida Principal Ousted After Parents Melt Down Over Michelangelo’s ‘Pornographic’ Statue of David
REUTERS/Tony GentileA Florida charter school principal has been ousted after multiple parents complained that their sixth graders were made to view pornography—because they looked at Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David.The statue was shown during a sixth grade art history lesson at Tallahassee Classical School, the Tallahassee Democrat first reported. One of the most famous pieces of artwork in the world, the statue shows a chiseled, naked man posing. But while most of the world sees it as art
- Raleigh News and Observer
Man arrested after entering Johnston Co. school wearing tactical vest, gun and fake badge
The man is a parent of a student at the school, the county sheriff’s office said.