Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Parents Sue California High School Alleging Long History of Tolerating Antisemitism

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Suit was filed last week in a California federal district court by parents of six high school students in the Sequoia Union High School Dist...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024

6th Circuit Grants En Banc Rehearing in Challenge to School's Ban on Misgendering Fellow Students

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In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District , (6th Cir., Nov. 1, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting ...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Suit Challenges Oklahoma Bible Education Mandate and Purchase of Bibles

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Suit was filed this week by public-school parents, their minor children, teachers, and clergy challenging Oklahoma's recently imposed re...
Saturday, October 05, 2024

Oklahoma Specs for Classroom Bibles Apparently Limited To 2 Versions Endorsed by Donald Trump [UPDATED]

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As previously reported , last June the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction issued a Memo to all public-school superintendent...
Monday, September 16, 2024

Supreme Court Asked to Review Decision on Opting Students Out of Instruction on Gender and Sexuality

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed last week with the U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor,  (Sup. Ct., cert. filed 9/1...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

10th Circuit: School Administrator Fired Over Religious Comments Has Discrimination, But Not Retaliation, Claim

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 In McNellis v. Douglas County School District , (10th Cir., Sept. 10, 2024), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of r...
Friday, September 06, 2024

Parents Sue Over School Policy That Places Students Together on Overnight Trips on Basis of Gender Identity

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Suit was filed this week in a Colorado federal district court by parents of Jefferson County, Colorado school children challenging the distr...
Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Teaching of Evolution Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Reinoehl v. Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation , (SD IN, Aug. 30, 2024), an Indiana federal district court held that teaching the the...
Thursday, August 01, 2024

6th Circuit: School District's Ban on Students Calling Others by Non-Preferred Pronouns Does Not Violate 1st Amendment

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In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District ,  (6th Cir., July 29, 2024), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2...
Friday, June 28, 2024

Oklahoma Education Head Requires All Schools to Incorporate the Bible into Their Curriculum

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Yesterday, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a Memo ( full text ) to all public-school superintendents...
Friday, June 21, 2024

Louisiana Governor Signs "Given Name Act", School Chaplaincy and 10 Commandments Bills

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On Wednesday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed  a package of 18 separate bills which the Governor's office described as " bill...
Thursday, June 06, 2024

Louisiana Governor Signs Women's Safety and Protection Act, Rejecting Gender Identity Classifications

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On June 3, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 608, the Women's Safety and Protection Act ( full text ) into law. The law states a...
Tuesday, June 04, 2024

Oklahoma Legislature Enacts Bill Requiring Schools to Offer Released Time for Credit Courses in Religious or Moral Instruction

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Last week the Oklahoma legislature passed and sent to Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature HB 1425 ( full text ) which requires every sch...
Thursday, May 30, 2024

Louisiana Legislature Requires Posting of 10 Commandments in Every Public School and College Classroom

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The Louisiana legislature this week gave final passage to HB71 ( full text ) which requires all public schools to display the Ten Commandme...