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Pennsylvania School District Must Disclose DEI Training Materials, Though It Claimed They Were a "Trade Secret"

In Trethewey v. Downingtown Area School Dist., a Feb. 26 Pennsylvania appellate court decision by Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt (joined… The post Pennsylvania School District Must Disclose DEI Training Materials, Though It Claimed They Were a "Trade Secret" appeared first on Reason.com.

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School District Can't "Prohibit All [Parents'] Speech on School Property That It Finds 'Offensive or Inappropriate'"

An excerpt from the 11,000-word opinion in Hartzell v. Marana Unified School Dist., decided today by Ninth Circuit Judge Milan… The post School District Can't "Prohibit All [Parents'] Speech on School Property That It Finds 'Offensive or Inappropriate'" appeared first on Reason.com.

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiffs in Black-Lives-Matter-Poster-Related Lawsuit, Despite Fear of "Cancel Culture" Retaliation

In Cajune v. Indep. School. Dist. 194, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, plaintiffs sued to challenge the School District's permission for teachers to display Black Lives Matter posters in classrooms (but not for members of the public to display other posters, such as All Lives Matter or Blue Lives…

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Wisconsin Court Orders School District Not to Socially Transition Children Without Parents' Consent

"Kettle Moraine School District is enjoined from allowing or requiring staff to refer to students using a name or pronouns at odds with the student's biological sex, while at school, without express parental consent."

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En Banc Eleventh Circuit Rejects Legal Challenge to School District's Bathroom Policy

The Appeals Panel Rejects a Trangender Student's Bid to Use Bathroom Corresponding to the Student's Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex.

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Broward’s elementary schools will start publishing their list of books. Some deemed ‘objectionable’ might get tossed.

Every book at Broward’s elementary school libraries will be cataloged and posted online so parents can review content for anything they find objectionable.

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Florida school assignment suggesting Trump’s 2020 stolen election claims were true goes viral

A spokesperson for the school district has since said the “assignment does not meet the expectations of the School District of Manatee County”

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The Satanic Temple is holding a fundraiser in the Pa. school district that denied its 'After School Satan Club'

PHILADELPHIA — After rejecting the formation of a hotly contested "After School Satan Club" earlier this year, a Central Pennsylvania district will rent out its high school cafeteria next month for a fundraiser sponsored by The Satanic Temple.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

San Jose Unified School District Likely Discriminated Against Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Based on …

the FCA's requirement that leaders "abide by a Statement of Faith, which includes the belief that sexual relations should be limited within the context of a marriage between a man and a woman" -- so holds a Ninth Circuit's panel.

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Who are DeSantis’ new Broward School Board appointments? 4 Republicans, 2 with insider School Board experience

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In remaking the Broward School Board on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis turned to four Republicans — two of whom have School Board experience and the kind of insider knowledge that could help them effect change in the problem-plagued School District.

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Helen Ubiñas: Grief over gun violence is weighing down Philly students

PHILADELPHIA — In a couple of weeks, Jessica Blair’s three sons will walk into their Philadelphia schools with fresh haircuts, new backpacks, and crisp outfits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

9th Cir.: Political Officials' Blocking of Social Media Comments May Violate the First Amendment

From today's decision in Garnier v. O'Connor-Ratcliff, written by Judge Marsha Berzon and joined by Judges Richard Tallman and Michelle Friedland: Today, social media websites like Facebook and Twitter are, for many, "the principal sources for knowing current events, checking ads for employment, speaking and listening in the modern public…

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‘Erratic’ driver shot and killed after crashing through gate and fleeing onto West Palm Beach school campus

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man drove a van through a locked chain-link gate at the school and jumped out, ran around the campus and eventually made it into a building with students and teachers inside.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #11

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Schools May Have Violated First Amendment Rights by Retaliating Against Contractor Based on Political Speech

The Ninth Circuit decides the Riley's American Heritage Farms case.

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98% of Philly schools tested in a new study had some lead-containing water

PHILADELPHIA — Lead contamination is found in drinking water across city schools, an analysis of Philadelphia School District data found, and drinking fountains should be removed system-wide, advocates say.

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Brickbat: Flagged Down

Grass Valley, California, School District Superintendent Andrew Withers said he is investigating a substitute teacher caught on video berating a middle school student wearing a Thin Blue Line mask showing police support. In the video, the teacher, who was not named, tells the student "That's not the American flag. That's…

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Court Concludes, for TRO, that Federal Disability Law Does Require School Districts to Mandate Masks

"It is the combination of these measures [vaccination, masking, quarantining, contract tracing, social distancing, and increased building ventilation] that make them effective and, without any one of them, individuals with disabilities ... are at increased risk of contracting the virus and severe illness or death."

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Federal Disability Law Doesn't Require School Districts to Mandate Masks

"Plaintiffs' position if accepted, would essentially graft the recommendations of the CDC into the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act. And as a practical matter, elevating CDC recommendations to the level of law would serve to take many decisions relating to health policy and directly impacting citizens out of the hands…

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