JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Texas education board approves curriculum changes that state 'radical Islam' behind 9/11 attacks
High school students in Texas will also study early Muslims' "brutal military campaigns against Jewish and Christian tribes," the "normalization of slavery," including the taking of female captives to use as "harem slaves."
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - ACLU asks SCOTUS to decide if the Ten Commandments should be in Texas schools | NewsNation
Texas law requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms in public schools, but Texas families and the ACLU disagree and want the Supreme Court to weigh in. NewsNation’s Xavier Walton has the details.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - 'Every red flag': School district's gender identity mandate on teachers risks second SCOTUS rebuke
High court overturned Maryland district's no-exceptions policy for LGBTQ "storybooks" a year ago. Legal scholars, states, parental rights activists say no-exceptions pronouns and secrecy policies have same problems.
AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - DOJ gives Maryland school district seven days to stop hiding gender transitions from parents
The Trump administration handed Anne Arundel County Public Schools a blunt ultimatum, rescind your policy of concealing student gender transitions from parents within a week, or face federal litigation and the loss of federal funding. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent the demand letter on July 29, invoking the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, […] The post DOJ gives Maryland school district seven days to stop hiding gender transitions from parents appeared first on American Almanac .
The Trump administration handed Anne Arundel County Public Schools a blunt ultimatum, rescind your policy of concealing student gender transitions from parents within a week, or face federal litigation and the loss of federal funding. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent the demand letter on July 29, invoking the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the federal law that guarantees parents access to their children's school records. The letter targets a district policy that lets students adopt new names and pronouns at school without parental knowledge or approval, and that classifies gender-identity records as confidential medical information staff should reveal only when "legally required." Dhillon's letter lays out what…Open
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - After SCOTUS Ruling, Michigan Agrees To End ‘Talk Therapy’ Ban For Gender-Confused Kids
The Democrat-run state of Michigan agreed on Thursday to end its prohibition on licensed therapists providing counseling to children struggling with issues related to sexual orientation and gender dysphoria. “This is a major victory for children, counselors, and common sense,” Luke Goodrich, senior counsel at Becket and lead attorney for the counselors, said in a statement. […]
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Trump Administration Targets School Districts Accused of Hiding Gender Transitions From Parents
The Trump administration announced it is taking enforcement action against two public school districts accused of hiding students’ gender identity information from parents, warning both […] Source
ABCNEWS - Trump officials probe 2 school districts over alleged display, kissing exercise
The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools and a school district in Washington state violated federal law
DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Education Department Moves To Crack Down On Schools, Teachers Unions Protecting Sexual Predators
‘to protect children’
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is moving to crack down on adult sexual predators in K-12 schools across the nation. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said it has issued new guidance aiming to remind “federally funded educational institutions of their legal obligations to safeguard children and appropriately respond to incidents of sexual misconduct” under federal law. (RELATED: Education Department Sues Schools For Allegedly Letting Boy Dominate Girls’ Sports) The OCR also noted that it is launching 20 “directed investigations” into U.S. school districts whose 2023-24 Civil Rights Data Collection submissions included “responses that suggest that districts might not be…Open
THEFEDERALIST (Libby Bandelin) - Audit Shows Outlawed DEI Practices Still Embedded In Indiana Public Schools
The audit reviewed 12 different public school districts across Indiana and uncovered trends of embedded DEI frameworks still within the schools.