When Katie Thoms learned that Fern Hill Elementary School teachers had undergone training to instruct K-5 students about gender identity, she felt disheartened. “It’s inappropriate,” she said. “This subject matter is sensitive, and it should be discussed with children and their families. It’s also a distraction from the focus on education and what the school’s…
Parents Oppose LGBT Teacher Training at Pennsylvania Elementary School
Parents Perturbed About Maryland’s Transgender Guidelines for Public Schools
Maryland parents and politicians are pushing back against a new health curriculum that allows schools to shield from parents the fact that their children have an alternative gender identity or are transitioning to the opposite sex. A federal court on August 18 dismissed a lawsuit from an anonymous group of parents who attempted to block…
Republican Senators Question Biden Admin’s Title IX Revisions: ‘Unsafe and Unfair’ for Women, Girls
Six Republican senators are contesting Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on proposed changes to Title IX regulations, citing a “disturbing likelihood” that his department’s reinterpretation of those rules would force radical sex and gender ideologies upon K-12 schools across the nation. The Education Department in June announced an overhaul of Title IX, the federal law that…
Maryland Schools Guidelines: Hide Child’s Gender Transition From Parents
July 27, 2022
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The largest public school district in Maryland is instructing teachers and staff to not inform parents about their child’s gender transition at school without the child’s consent. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), which serves over 160,000 students in 209 schools, has provided employees with guidelines (pdf) on “proactively working with transgender and gender non-conforming students.”…
Skirting the Issue
Commentary In the 1950s when television was in black and white as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, causing the studio audience to laugh uproariously. How things have changed. A U.S. Court of Appeals has recently ruled that North Carolina charter day…
Teachers Union Head: If Teachers Can’t Dictate Curriculum, They Can’t Be Trusted With Guns
June 13, 2022
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American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten has weighed in against the idea of arming teachers, arguing that if teachers can’t dictate what children learn at school, they can’t be entrusted with guns, either. Weingarten spoke on Jun. 11 at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, an event organized by a group…
70 Percent of Public Schools Report Rise in Students Seeking Mental-Health Help: Study
Seventy percent of public schools have seen a rise in students seeking help with their mental health since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new U.S. government study says. Roughly 76 percent of public schools also reported an increase in staff voicing concerns about their students exhibiting symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and trauma,…
Judge Tosses Racial Justice Activists’ Bid to End NYC Gifted & Talented Program
May 26, 2022
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New York State Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to end New York City’s Gifted & Talented (G&T) programs for young children, which a racial justice advocacy group accused of exacerbating racial segregation in the city. The March 2021 suit was brought against New York City in March 2021 by youth group IntegrateNYC on…
How Children Become Progressives
Commentary How are progressives made? By cooking them in a public school six hours a day, five days a week where they are seemingly indoctrinated with an ideology that contradicts the values and beliefs of many of their parents. It began as a trickle, but now is approaching a flood as activist groups—notably LGBTQ organizations—have…
Teachers Union Head Caught Fabricating Quotes From Pro-Parental Rights Journalist
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten, who not too long ago campaigned against online misinformation, has been caught attributing fabricated quotes to journalist Christopher Rufo. During an interview with MSNBC, the teachers union leader talked about Rufo, who shared his insight on the parent-led movement seeking alternatives to public schools “a couple weeks…
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