TRENTON, NJ – As schools across the state struggle to contend with the growing number of students forced to stay home due to COVID exposure, Senator Declan O’Scanlon is again …
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School board member who put hands on parent punched after heated debate
A heated exchange led to an altercation between a resident and a school board member, ending the Tuesday school board meeting early, Fox 61 reported. A Board of Education meeting …
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A panel of school children spoke with NBC in a round table setting this week and children are fearful of another school shut down at the hands of New Jersey …
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Abbot wins third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River Intermediate North student has won her third consecutive USATF Junior Olympic championship down in The Toms River School District reported: Intermediate North’s Jessica …
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TOMS RIVER, NJ – Tracy Seitz, a Washington Street Elementary School fourth-grade teacher, has been named a 2022 Extraordinary Educator by Curriculum Associates. This marks the second consecutive year Curriculum …
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Toms River High School North theatre troupe helps Beachwood PTO collect 170 toys for children in need
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonTOMS RIVER, NJ – Students from Toms River High School North’s theatre troupe rolled up their sleeves for the holidays and helped spread holiday cheer in the community. The Toms …
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Bixby High School teacher used cellphone to record under female student’s skirt gets 60 months in prison
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressA former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to illegally record underneath a female student’s skirt and later admitted to doing the same to multiple …
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Fairleigh Dickinson University goes on lockdown after fight involving machete and BB gun
TEANECK, NJ – Administrators at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Teaneck campus put the school in lockdown after a fight broke out and a gun was discovered by police. A fight between …
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Parents Are ‘Furious’ Over School Board’s Decision To Give Teachers More Time Off To Relieve Stress
A Maryland school board approved a calendar change to provide teachers more time off, which infuriated parents over concerns that it will set their children back academically. On Dec. 7, …
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Multiple California school districts are dropping failing grades from their curriculum, instead opting for marks such as “incomplete,” Fox 5 San Diego reported. Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Oakland Unified, Sacramento …
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Three teens arrested with stolen guns at middle school in Lynn Haven
LYNN HAVEN, FL – The Lynn Haven Police Department has arrested three local teens in connection with a disturbance outside Mowat Middle School and a string of burglaries. Officers of …
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Biden’s Head Start Vaccination Requirement Could Have Detrimental Effects On Montana’s Rural Students
President Joe Biden’s administration put a policy in place that requires all employees in a federal education program to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which program directors argue will have a …
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Second-Largest School District Flinches In Standoff With Parents Over Student Vaccine Deadline
LOS ANGELES, CA – The nation’s second-largest school district is set to reconsider its Jan. 10 COVID-19 vaccine deadline for all students 12 and older, potentially delaying the requirement until …
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Black Lives Matter Activists Tell Students Misogyny, White Supremacy And Capitalism Are To Blame For Their Problems
Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists told students that they live in a “misogynistic, masculine society” that claims “women should stay at home” to cook and clean and that as black …
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Parents threaten Jackson BOE with homeschooling over Phil Murphy COVID-19 mandates
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonJACKSON, NJ – Parents upset with Governor Phil Murphy’s school mask mandate and the Jackson Board of Education’s acceptance of the mandate are now threatening to pull their students and …
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Bensalem teachers assistant charged with unlawful touching of six children
BENSALEM, PA – Bensalem Police announce the arrest of 27-year-old Donnie Reed of Philadelphia. Reed was charged with Unlawful Contact with a Minor (6 Counts), Sexual Abuse of Children (3 …
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School Board Racial Equity Co-Chair Resigns After Doxxing Parents And Leaving Profane Voicemail
The co-chair of racial equity committee at a Texas school district resigned Wednesday after admitting she had doxxed parents who opposed her policies and left one a profane voicemail, Fox …
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Parents Ask For Minnesota School District Documents Containing CRT Keywords, What They Received Appears To Be Unreadable: REPORT
A Minnesota public school district reportedly sent completely redacted documents to parents requesting pertinent documents containing Critical Race Theory keywords, Alpha News reported. Parents from the group United Patriots for …
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University Of Iowa To Pay Nearly $2 Million In Legal Fees For Religious Groups That Were Banned Over Marriage Views
The University of Iowa (UI) is going to pay nearly $2 million in legal fees to Christian groups after being banned from campus over their marriage views, local outlet The …
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Parent says child at Obama Global Prep Academy was given vaccination for pizza without permission
A California mom said her son’s school district offered him pizza in exchange for getting vaccinated, NBC 4 reported. Maribel Duarte said her teenage son, a student at the Barack …
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Police Arrest 14-Year-Old After Fellow Student Allegedly Overheard Him Threatening To Shoot Up Schools
Police arrested a 14-year-old South Carolina student on Monday after he allegedly threatened to shoot up schools in the county, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The male student …
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Nearly 600 Scientists, Mathematicians Rip California’s Woke Math Curriculum Plans
Nearly 600 scientists and mathematicians have signed a letter conveying “deep concern” over California’s recent steps to reform its mathematics curriculum for K-12 students that are purportedly designed to close …
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Substitute Teacher Fired For Singing Britney Spears Karaoke Instead Of Teaching
An Austin, Texas, substitute teacher was relieved of his teaching duties Friday after singing, “Toxic,” by Britney Spears, on a karaoke machine rather than teaching. The teacher, whose name has …
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Majority Of School Board Associations Have Distanced Themselves From National Organization
Since the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the White House equating the acts of concerned parents at local school board meetings to “domestic terrorism and hate …
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New Jersey Republicans push for more transparency, information on student loans
Legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean that requires institutions of higher education to provide information on federal and state student loan repayment programs has been approved by the …