November 29, 2021 Education Secretary says safe schools 'require masks,' touts op-ed critical of Florida's anti-mask mandate law After months of legal challenges, heated school board meetings, and confusion among parents, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill earlier this month that prohibits schools from mandating masks for students. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona attacked DeSantis' policy.
November 24, 2021 Utah high school fires coach over allegedly threatening student, parents in voicemail A Utah high school fired a teacher who left a threatening voicemail on a student’s phone.
November 23, 2021 A message from parents to schools -- stop sexualizing our kids "How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?" "Have you ever had oral sex?" "The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?"
November 23, 2021 Texas school district ‘disturbed’ after White student slaps Black teacher: ‘Racially charged comments’ The Fort Worth area's Castleberry Independent School District issued a statement saying that its leaders were aware of and "greatly disturbed" by a video circulating on social media that shows a White high school student slapping a Black teacher and "making racially charged comments and threats."
November 23, 2021 Iowa student honors veterans with huge American flag after fundraising effort A Hinton High School student in Iowa is being recognized for his commitment to honor veterans in his local community, leading a fundraising effort to purchase a massive US flag for his school.
November 19, 2021 New Hampshire school district says football coach suspended student for saying there are 'only 2 genders' A New Hampshire superintendent blamed a football coach for imposing a one-day game suspension on a student athlete for saying there are "only two genders.”
November 17, 2021 Detroit teen busted for thriving barber shop in school bathroom, top barber takes notice A 16-year-old was given a one-day suspension for playing bathroom barber at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan.
November 17, 2021 Texas HS student wants doors back on hallway bathrooms A senior at the Texas high school that removed restroom doors to get a handle on “significant behavioral events” during school hours called on the school's principal to reverse her decision.
November 16, 2021 Virginia school board reverses course on ban of 'sexually explicit' books after move seen as unconstitutional A school board in northern Virginia reversed course Tuesday regarding the planned removal of "sexually explicit" books from school libraries, rescinding a previous vote after dozens of parents, students and educators voiced concern about banning certain books, some arguing the move was unconstitutional.
November 15, 2021 Body of teen found near dumpster on Arizona high school’s campus The body of a teenage boy was located near a dumpster by a sanitation worker on the campus of a high school in Glendale, Arizona, and authorities believe the cause of death may be from a fall, a report said.