Culture, Public Education
California lawmaker proposes more Narcan kits in schools amid fentanyl drug crisis(The Center Square) – A California state lawmaker says he’ll introduce a proposal in the coming legislative session to provide schools with Narcan kits and increase prevention efforts as fentanyl-related… Read More
Culture
Planned Parenthood reports revenue, abortions, transgender treatments up, while adoption referrals down 50%(The Center Square) – Planned Parenthood’s revenues increased 16% nationwide over the past four years as private contributions and government reimbursements and grants have risen. The reproductive care organization's… Read More
Culture
Florida medical boards approve ban on gender treatments for minorsFlorida's two medical boards have approved a rule banning puberty blockers and other gender transition treatments for minors. At a joint meeting on Friday, the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine… Read More
Culture
Kansas Lt. Governor dressed in gender-bending ‘drag’ costume amid accusations state funded ‘all-ages’ drag show(Daily Caller) – Kansas Democratic Lt. Gov. David Toland appears to have dressed in a “drag” costume for a 2010 charity event amid accusations that the state funded an… Read More
Courts, Culture
Former University of Louisville professor fighting for his professional life in federal court after sharing views on genderA former college professor who alleges he was demoted, harassed and fired after expressing his views on treatment for youths experiencing gender dysphoria had his day in court last week. Read More
Courts, Culture
Federal court declines to take up Maine religious freedom case(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court has declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a Maine church alleging that the state's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services during the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bailey demands apology from Pritzker over COVID school closures(The Center Square) – In the final days of the campaign for Illinois governor, the major party candidates are taking jabs at each other for closing schools during the pandemic. Read More
Culture
Federal court rules that beauty pageant can prohibit transgender participants(Daily Caller) – A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that a national beauty pageant can prohibit transgender participants because it conflicts with the pageant’s mission of promoting the “ideal vision… Read More
Culture
Florida medical board approves draft ban on ‘harmful and irreversible’ gender-affirming treatments for minorsA draft rule restricting gender-affirming “care” for minors was preliminarily approved last week by a committee for the Florida Board of Medicine. The proposal would ban doctors in the state… Read More
Culture
Vast majority of voters won’t back candidates who support gender transitions for minors: Poll(Daily Caller) – The vast majority of likely voters said they wouldn’t vote for a candidate who wants to allow minors to undergo gender transition procedures such as puberty blockers,… Read More
Culture
Community center to host Drag Queen Story Hour as part of ‘Family Fun Day’A Jewish community center in Wisconsin is hosting a drag queen story hour as a part of a “Family Fun Day” event, according to the center’s website. The Harry &… Read More
Culture
Protesters harass conservative student, tear up his Bible and eat the pagesProtesters mercilessly harassed a conservative student outside a university campus event as he read aloud from a Bible, which they tore to shreds and one student even partially ate. The… Read More
Culture
Washington lawmakers decline comment on abortion rallies ethics complaint alleging violation of campaign law(The Center Square) – Eleven Washington lawmakers have declined to comment on an ethics complaint alleging that they illegally used public resources to organize and conduct campaign events under the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Many Washington state students lost almost a year of math under COVID policies, per Harvard study(The Center Square) – Research from a collaboration between Stanford University and Harvard University reveals that Washington State lost multiple months of learning in math and reading since 2019. Read More
Courts, Culture
Florida father sues teacher and school in response to LGBTQ flags in class, alleges violation of state Parents’ Bill of RightsA father in Florida is suing his son’s school district following a teacher’s decision to put up LGBTQ flags in her classroom and to then “proselytize.” According to a local… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Some school curriculum is so obscene, parental rights activists can’t even read it on TV(Daily Caller) – Parents and parental rights advocates seeking to shed light on what is being taught in schools say television stations won’t even broadcast what’s in their school curriculums… Read More
Culture
Washington high school football coach fired for postgame prayers to be reinstated after U.S. Supreme Court victory this summerAfter a landmark Supreme Court victory allowing his silent postgame prayers, a high school football coach is expected to return to his coaching job next year. Joseph Kennedy had… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Home School Legal Defense Association comes to aid of Florida family, challenges public school rigmaroleWhen a Florida family received an email from the local public school claiming their homeschooled daughter was enrolled as a full-time student, they were shocked. “A month into school, I… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas parent on marxist material objection: School admins ‘corralled me into a curriculum challenge’(The Sentinel) – A Lansing parent has removed her high school senior from an English Composition class, contending the materials in the curriculum reflect political philosophy, like Marxism, that don’t… Read More
Culture
‘Follow the scientists,’ Pritzker dodges decision on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school kids, defers to legislature(The Center Square) – Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he plans to let lawmakers decide if the state should require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to go to school. Read More