Overwhelming Majority Of Americans Want Pro-Palestinian Students ‘Punished’ For Weeks-Long Campus Take Overs: POLL
A May poll found that a majority of Americans want pro-Palestinian protesters who have wreaked havoc on college campuses to be punished. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) vote When asked their thoughts about camp-out protests on college campuses, a majority of Americans said vandalizing school property (80%), burning the American flag (68%), […]
Columbia professor told students to avoid mainstream media because ‘it is owned by Jews:’ report
Columbia University’s Task Force on Campus Anti-Semitism reported a series of disturbing incidents at the Ivy League school, exposing alleged “harassment of Jewish students” and anti-Semitic comments by professors, including one who reportedly told his class to avoid mainstream media because it was “Jew-owned.” Speaking to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, task force members described a […]
Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Tuesday he would pledge to limit students’ smartphone use during school hours, pointing to statements by the Biden administration that social media is harmful to children’s mental health. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require social media platforms to require warning labels […]
Law school deans sign letter championing Constitution; ask students to disagree
Law deans from more than 100 institutions of higher education across the country have signed a letter urging students to respectfully disagree while upholding the rule of law and defending the U.S. Constitution. The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Task Force on American Democracy issued the letter, signed by 119 deans including Kelly Abrams of Duke […]
Catholic private school expels family’s students over controversy about 13-year-old’s Trump-themed speech on patriotism
Catholic Private Schools Three students were expelled A 13-year-old from the same family was arrested by police after attempting to give a Trump-themed speech about patriotism. Officials at St. Bonaventure Catholic School in Huntington Beach, California, said Jimmy Hayward refused to comply with the school’s demands when he submitted a video of himself speaking for […]
Teachers Union Issues List Of Climate Demands As Students Struggle To Read At Grade Level
As Chicago students continue their intense struggle in the classroom, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is making climate-related demands in contract negotiations, according to E&E News. CTU will promote initiatives in the city such as electric school buses, green job training programs for students and reducing emissions from buildings through solar panels and other retrofits. […]
The FBI is infiltrating protests. Congress wants to sic it on students.
Member of Parliament both party Students on college campuses across the country protesting U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war have called for an FBI investigation, alleging without evidence that they support Hamas terrorism or may be funded by Russia. In a recent interview, FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau provides threat information […]
NY high school students will no longer need to pass Regents exams to graduate under new plan
New York state teenagers will no longer be required to pass Regents exams to earn their high school diplomas, under a new plan announced Monday by the New York State Department of Education. The Department of Education plans to eliminate the requirement that students pass five Regents exams to graduate from high school, but will […]
Vermont high school students gossiped about sex lives of peers, faculty
A Vermont high school student is under fire for using a social media app targeted at Gen Z students to anonymously mock a classmate with a disability and make speculations about others’ sexual orientation, according to reports. FizzSocial, a private message board founded by two Stanford University students that billed it as “an uplifting digital […]
Pennsylvania crossing guard gave students marijuana edibles and vapes, smoked weed with juvenile: DA
A school security guard in Pennsylvania has been accused of providing marijuana edibles and e-cigarettes to middle school students and smoking marijuana with minors. Kiara Lee, 26, was arrested Tuesday. Lee was charged with two felony counts of possession of narcotics with intent to sell, two misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors and two misdemeanor […]