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Gov. Jim Justice kills Republican effort to grant vaccine exemptions to students at private and parochial schools

Republicans in the West Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would effectively eliminate vaccination requirements for public school students and allow private and parochial schools to set their own policies. However, the requirements will still apply for students participating in sanctioned athletic events sponsored by the West Virginia Secondary School Athletic Commission. meanwhile House […]

Lawmakers propose legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed bills that would allow spiritual chaplains in public schools. Texas kicked off the movement by passing a law allowing school chaplains, leaving more than 1,200 school districts to decide whether to allow chaplains as employees or volunteers. The Florida Legislature passed a school chaplain bill, pending […]

Tristen Newton could be school’s ‘greatest’ guard: Dan Hurley

BOSTON — At the time, the addition didn’t generate much buzz. Sure, Tristen Newton averaged over 17 points and had strong rebound and assist numbers at East Carolina two years ago, but that was in a pedestrian AAC bottom-feeder program. No one at the time could have predicted what would happen to either Newton or […]

Schools in England accused of closing down debate on Israel-Gaza conflict | Israel-Gaza war

Schools in England are shutting down legitimate debate on the Israel-Gaza conflict because teachers feel unprepared and are concerned about political impartiality, the government’s report on social cohesion says. Published by an independent advisor. Dame Sarah Khan said schools risked “stoking further anger, hatred and polarization” if they continued to close debate halls. He said […]

High-profile Princeton grad and leader of school’s LGBTQ alumni group arrested for alleged possession of child porn

A Princeton University graduate and prominent figure who has been involved in various arts and entertainment organizations and banking companies around the world has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. In January, the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children contacted prosecutors in Mercer County, New Jersey, reporting that someone in the county […]

Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools

ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia’s Republican state senators on Tuesday banned transgender girls from playing sports with other girls in high school, limited sex education and disrupted the sex education system. The state is once again trying to impose a conservative image on the state’s public schools by passing a bill requiring them to do so. […]

Bus company ending STL Public Schools contract early over noose controversy

School bus company ends contract with St. Louis Public Schools a year early, ties strained after noose was discovered near a black mechanic’s workshop and a driver strike disrupted bus service at a school in Missouri will put an end to it. largest school system. Missouri Central School Bus Company notified Mayor Tishaura Jones and […]

NYC schools chief David Banks ousts top deputy in major leadership shake-up

City Schools Superintendent David Banks has ousted the undersecretary for education, who was in charge of promoting reading, his specialty, after he allegedly complained about being paid less than his male companion. What we learned a few months later was revealed in a report in the Post. Chancellor Banks sent an email to city school […]

Some US schools cancel classes ahead of April 8 solar eclipse to ensure safety

Many schools across the United States are reconsidering their April 8, 2024 class schedules. solar eclipse It will arrive in North America. The eclipse’s total line (the area completely covered by the sun) spans 15 states. According to NASA. The eclipse’s route will start in Mexico, arch northeast from Texas to Ohio, then reach Canada […]