Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Schools. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Suit Challenges High School's Ban on Religious and Political Messages on Its Spirit Rock

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A suit was filed this week in a North Carolina federal district court by a high school student whose patriotic and religious tribute to the ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Court Enjoins School Districts from Complying with Texas Mandate to Post 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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In Cribbs Ringer v. Comal Independent School District , (WD TX, Nov. 18, 2025), a Texas federal district court issued a preliminary injuncti...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Texas AG Sues School District to Require Posting of 10 Commandments

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Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit in a Texas state trial court against the Galveston School District and its board mem...
Monday, November 10, 2025

6th Circuit En Banc: Banning Student-on-Student Use of Biological Pronouns Violates Free Speech Rights

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In Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education,  (6th Cir., Nov. 6, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appea...
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Religious College Challenges Exclusion from Chicago's Student Teacher Program

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Suit was filed this week in an Illinois federal district court by the Moody Bible Institute challenging the Chicago Board of Education with ...
Tuesday, November 04, 2025

School May Bar Teacher from Hanging Crucifix on Classroom Wall

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In Arroyo-Castro v. Gasper ,  (D CT, Nov. 3, 2025), a Connecticut federal district court in a 54-page opinion rejected claims of a public mi...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Louisiana 10 Commandments Law

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On Oct. 6, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc  review in Roake v. Brumley, ( Full text of court's Order .) In the cas...
Saturday, October 04, 2025

IDEA Requires New York To Pay for Kindergartener's Judaic Studies Class

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In Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. E.L. ,  (SD NY, Sept. 30, 2025), a New York federal district co...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Teacher Loses Challenge to School's "Controversial Issues" Policy

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In Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education ,  (SD OH, Sept. 29, 2025), an Ohio federal district court dis...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Canceling Church's Sunday Lease on School Gym Violated 1st Amendment

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 In Truth Family Bible Church Middleton v. Idaho Housing and Finance Association , (D ID, Sept. 22, 2025), an Idaho federal district court h...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

School's Policy on Disclosure of Students' Social Transitioning Violated Due Process, But Not Parents' Free Exercise Rights

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In Mead v. Rockford Public School District ,  (WD MI, Sept. 18, 2025), parents of a middle school student, referred to as G.M., challenged a...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays Implementation of New Social Studies Standards While Litigation Is Pending

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 As previously reported , in July a suit was filed asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to assume original jurisdiction and enjoin implementati...
Monday, September 15, 2025

California Legislature Passes Law Aimed at Combatting Antisemitism and Other Bias in Schools

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On September 12, the California legislature gave final passage to AB 715 ( full text ) which amends the state Education Code to create a st...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

School Rules on Non-gendered Pronouns Do Not Violate Free Exercise or Free Speech Rights

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In Hyland v. State Board of Education , (NJ App., Sept. 9, 2025), a New Jersey state appellate court rejected a 1st and 14th Amendment chall...
Friday, September 05, 2025

6th Circuit: Transgender Bathroom Rule Did Not Violate Objecting Parents' or Students' Free Exercise Rights

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In Jane and John Doe No. 1 v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 26, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Ap...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

HHS Pressures West Virginia To Implement Religious Exemptions from Compulsory School Vaccination Law

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 As reported by Med Page Today , the Department of Health and Human Services is pressuring the state of West Virginia to recognize religious...
Monday, August 25, 2025

Ban on Faith Statements by Colleges Participating in Program for High Schoolers Violates Free Exercise Clause

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Loe v. Jett ,  (D MN, Aug. 22, 2025), is a challenge to a 2023 Amendment to Minnesota's Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO) statute. ...
Friday, August 22, 2025

School Counselor's Office Display of Anti-Trans Books Is Permissible Only When No Students Are in His Office

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In Theis v. Intermountain Education Service Board of Directors ,  (D ORA, Aug. 20, 2025), a social worker employed by the district to admini...
Friday, August 15, 2025

School Officials Lack Standing To Sue Advocacy Group For Interfering With Their Duties

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In Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation ,  (ED OK, Aug. 13, 2025), Oklahoma education officials, in an...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Court Again Upholds Idaho Law on School Restroom Use by Transgender Students

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In Sexuality and Gender Alliance v. Critchfield ,  (D ID, Aug. 7, 2025), an Idaho federal district court refused to issue a preliminary inju...