Courts
Judge blocks suspensions of middle school female athletes who refused to compete against male student(The Daily Signal) – A West Virginia judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing several middle school girls to compete after the school district banned them from competition after refusing to… Read More
Courts
West Virginia track and field athletes granted injunction following protest(The Center Square) – A Harrison County Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday a group of middle school athletes can continue to compete in the shot put following a protest against… Read More
Courts
West Virginia AG supports lawsuit from 4 middle school athletes who protested(The Center Square) – The parents of a group of four West Virginia middle school track and field athletes filed a lawsuit against the Harrison County Board of Education regarding… Read More
Culture
Middle school girls refuse to compete in track and field events in protest of court ruling allowing boy to compete as girlFive middle school girls refused to participate in throwing events during a track and field championship in West Virginia in protest of a recent appeals court ruling in favor of… Read More
Opinion
Federal appeals court rules in favor of allowing boys in girls sports(The Daily Signal) – What does it take for a federal court to reach the outcome it wants—instead of the outcome that the law demands? Apparently, just some creative judicial… Read More
Courts
West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act struck down(The Center Square) – The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act on Tuesday in a 2-1 ruling that blocks the laws preventing those… Read More
Culture
West Virginia AG asks FBI to remove DEI from recruitment process priorities(The Center Square) – West Virginia’s attorney general called into question the FBI’s hiring practices in a letter sent to the associate deputy director Monday. The FBI prioritizes diversity, equity… Read More
Public Education
Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) – West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason Foundation. Read More
Government
Bills in three states would bring fetal development video to public schoolsPro-life lawmakers in at least three states have proposed legislation that would require public schools to incorporate a video on fetal development into the standard health curriculum. Kentucky Rep. Nancy… Read More
Public Education
‘Social justice warriors who push their own perversion.’ West Virginia resident calls out school board members for silence on trans bathroom usageParents and residents of a West Virginia school district voiced their discontent with the district attorney’s opinion that the school must allow students to use bathroom according to gender identity. Read More
Culture
University’s trans training labels adults as ‘privileged’ group oppressing children(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A University of West Virginia (UWV) transgender training for students and staff portrays adults as oppressors and abusers of children. The public university’s LGBTQ Center… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia declares special education emergencyThe West Virginia Department of Education has declared a state of emergency over failing special education services in Hampshire County. The state’s Board of Education… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Most West Virginia school districts violated federal rules for $1.2B in grants(The Center Square) – Thirty-seven of West Virginia’s 54 county school districts were noncompliant spending more than $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 funds, according to a new report. A… Read More
Congress
Manchin will not seek re-election, sparks rumors of presidential run(The Center Square) – Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., announced Thursday he would not run for reelection for his Senate seat but will instead travel the country to see if there… Read More
Courts
Ruling: West Virginia is allowed to ban abortion pill(The Center Square) – A federal court in West Virginia determined that the state is able to ban the sale of abortion pill mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers… Read More
Christian Schools
More families than ever are enrolling in school choice programsSchool choice programs nationwide are experiencing surges of growth as parents of eligible students seek out the best education for their children. Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia approves 5,000 Hope Scholarship ESA applications(The Center Square) – West Virginia received 6,300 applications for its Hope Scholarship educational savings accounts for next school year and approved 5,047 at a cost of $22 million as… Read More
Energy
Fast tracking 300-mile natural gas pipeline tacked on to debt-ceiling deal(The Center Square) – A 303-mile long natural gas pipeline system was tacked on to the debt ceiling deal that was brokered Sunday night by U.S. House Republicans and President… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era “test-optional” policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic “test-optional” policy permanent. WVU’s move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away from standardized… Read More
Courts, Culture
18 AGs say transgender boys should play on girls’ sports teams, denying ‘inherent differences between biological males and females’A coalition of 18 state attorneys general are opposing a West Virginia law restricting youth sports participation by biological sex. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the coalition… Read More