9 h. ago Parents outraged after ‘whites’ and ‘colored’ signs are posted above water fountains in Georgia elementary school

‘To me, that’s not a history lesson,’ one parent said

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34 h. ago Suburban mom arrested after unspeakable act on 5th graders at school party

Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, was was arrested and charged with recklessly causing bodily injury to a child after the Christmas party at Jones Elementary School in Tyler, Texas.

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36 h. ago Uvalde leaders approve $2M for Robb Elementary families in first settlement over 2022 attack

City leaders in Uvalde, Texas, have given final approval to a $2 million settlement with families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022

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40 h. ago ‘Oh my God sir, you’re on Love Island!’ What happens to teachers who do reality TV?

How do you control a class of kids after the whole nation’s watched you backstabbing on The Traitors, snogging strangers on Love Island or starving half to death on Hunted? Three teachers reveal allWhen English teacher Joe Scott used to sign homework planners, it was because students were in trouble. But things changed in January, when the Southampton-based secondary schoolteacher appeared in the latest series of the BBC reality show The Traitors. Pupils started voluntarily pressing their planners into his hands – for autographs. “It felt funny,” says the 38-year-old. “It was such a juxtaposition.”Teachers have always gone on reality TV – but they haven’t always come off well. In 2001, a contestant on the second series of Big Brother was fired from her job at an east London girls’ school after her towel slipped on air. Six years later in 2007, parents complained after an American elementary school teacher missed 22 days of work to appear on The Bachelor. Just last year, a Canadian e...

Politics

59 h. ago US supreme court seems inclined to allow exemption of LGBTQ+ books for elementary schoolers

Justices heard from Christian and Muslim parents from Maryland seeking to pull children from certain classesThe US supreme court appeared inclined to rule in favor of Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland seeking to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBTQ+ characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBTQ+ rights.The nine justices heard arguments on Tuesday in an appeal by parents with children in public schools in Montgomery county, located just outside of Washington, after lower courts declined to order the local school district to let children opt out when these books are read. The plaintiffs – including Muslim, Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox parents – contend that the school board’s policy of prohibiting opt-outs violates the US constitution’s first amendment protections for free exercise of religion. Donald Trump’s administration backed them in the case. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters

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7 d. ago School principal arrested after hosting boozy house party for 100 of her students

Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan has been suspended from Roosevelt Elementary School in Cocoa Beach, Florida, after several teenagers were found drunk at a party held at her home

Society

2 w. ago Connecticut Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones' appeal of $1B Sandy Hook verdict

The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to hear conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.4 billion verdict against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

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3 w. ago Shooter meticulously planned Nashville Covenant school attack for years. Here's how that happened

A new police report shines more light on the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Nashville Christian elementary school in 2023

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3 w. ago Police find 2023 Nashville school shooter sought notoriety, hid mental health from medical providers

Police say the shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been planning it for years while hiding their mental health issues from medical providers

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