Onlookers gasped as 11-year-old Knox Zajac read a sexually explicit passage from a book in Windham Middle School’s (WMS) library to the Windham School Board in Maine. Knox Zajac read the scene in a noticeably prepubescent voice. The book Knox Zajac read, “Nick and Charlie,” by Alice Oseman describes a gay sex scene between two…
11-Year-Old Reads Sexually Explicit Book to Maine School Board Meeting
Give Parents Back Their Rights
March 10, 2023
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Commentary On March 1, House Republicans introduced the Parents Bill of Rights Act to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in public schools. The federal legislation, authored by Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.), comes as some states undertake similar efforts to protect parental rights and require curriculum transparency by public schools. Amending the…
State Legislatures Act to Protect Children and Secure Parental Rights
Twenty-seven state legislatures across the country are considering more than 100 bills to protect children from gender-transition treatments and other complications resulting from gender identity issues. Many of the bills do away with the use of ungrammatical personal pronouns and keep boys from using girls’ restrooms and competing in girls’ sports. A proposed bill (HB…
Republicans Introduce Bills Defending Female Athletes and Parental Rights
Robust debate is swirling around two federal bills intended to protect the rights of female student-athletes and parents of schoolchildren. A deep partisan divide was apparent on March 8 as a Congressional committee worked late into the night considering the proposals. Both are part of the “Commitment to America” policy promises that the GOP announced…
House Panel Advances Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
A House committee on March 9 voted to pass a bill that would bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. In a party-line vote, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, H.R. 734., which would amend Title IX to recognize sex as “based solely on…
Colorado Youth Mental Health Bill Could Help Early Diagnosis, But Raises Questions About Bypassing Parents
A new bill passing through the Colorado legislature would create an annual mental health assessment program for sixth through twelfth-graders. Proponents hope it will help identify and address student mental health concerns early. “By promoting early intervention among youth in schools who need behavioral health services and supports, our state can continue to make progress…
Annual Mental Health Check for Children? New Colorado Bill Would Allow Schools to Do So
A new bill passing through the Colorado legislature would create an annual mental health assessment program for sixth through twelfth-graders. Proponents hope it will help identify and address student mental health concerns early. “By promoting early intervention among youth in schools who need behavioral health services and supports, our state can continue to make progress…
Colorado Seeking Annual Mental Health Check for Children in School
A new bill passing through the Colorado legislature would create an annual mental health assessment program for sixth through twelfth-graders. Proponents hope it will help identify and address student mental health concerns early. “By promoting early intervention among youth in schools who need behavioral health services and supports, our state can continue to make progress…
Education Reform Documentary ‘Canceled’ by Woke Activists in Illinois
February 27, 2023
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Two attempts to publicly show the documentary film “Truth and Lies in American Education” were thwarted this month by threats of violence from self-avowed Antifa activists. The one-hour movie advocates for parents’ rights, the abandonment of what it sees as the sexualization and political indoctrination of school children, and a return to classical education in…
Millions of Students Can Change Names, Pronouns Without Parental Consent, but Not Take Over-the-Counter Meds: Report
February 26, 2023
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Some of the largest school districts in the United States currently require parental consent for students to take over-the-counter medication but not for them to change their names or pronouns, according to a new report. Published Feb. 22 by the nonprofit Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI), the report notes that such is…
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