Florida superintendents have been advised by the state’s education agency to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any topics related to gender or sexuality, according to a press release from The College Board....
An AP psych course 20 years ago is how I figured out what I want to do for a living. That's super depressing because until that point I didn't know you could do brain research as a career.
Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.
An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a highway chase, an official told ABC News on Monday.
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said police are consulting with the district attorney’s office regarding potential criminal charges after the 25-year-old’s statement.
This was super obviously suspicious from day 1. I immediately thought either this person was in a drug induced haze, trying to cover up a drunk/drugged driving incident, in the middle of a mental health crisis, or covering up being somewhere with someone they shouldn't have been at the time.
Fuck me, he's young! I heard about this yesterday but assumed it was one of the ancient bigots that still reminisce about the good ol' days of legal segregation
While there's nothing inherently wrong with this, the current state of the social media meta is to purposefully stir up drama and ragebait for clicks. Now aside from just impressions and clout, people will have an actual monetary incentive to do so....
I could record my dad's hour-long Fox News-inspired rants and convert them into one-sentence hate speech tweets for a side gig if they're going to pay well for generating ragebait
I draw the line where one political side wants me to go back to the fucking kitchen and eliminate anyone who's not straight and cisgender because of their violent imaginary friend
Bunch of spineless assholes running things in school districts, what a terrible example for children under their watch. A lesson in how to cowtow to ignorant bigots and fake sympathy while blaming victims of mob rule for daring to exist in public.
@lauren I work at a public university in Texas. If someone in leadership did this, I would be legally required to report it as sexual harassment based on our guidelines, and I could be prosecuted if I don't. NIH has strong reporting standards for sexual harassment among awardees as well. Which federal program do his grants come from? I think they'd be very interested in this blatant Title
IX violation.
The “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races.
Fucking hell, just reminds me again that if they lose the election anyway, the state can just come in and replace the entire elected board as they see fit--see Houston TX for example. Why the fuck did I put effort into researching and voting for not-insane, education-experienced school board members just to watch them get removed against the will of the people in the district?
What, no period talk until 6th grade? Did no one tell them the average age of menarche has been declining for a while, and it's not unusual for 9-10 year olds to start menstruating? If anything they should be covering it for even younger kids than before.
AP Psychology effectively banned in Florida because of gender, sexuality chapter (www.usatoday.com)
Florida superintendents have been advised by the state’s education agency to nix their Advanced Placement Psychology classes unless they exclude any topics related to gender or sexuality, according to a press release from The College Board....
funny because true (lemmy.world)
HISD to eliminate librarians, turn libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses (www.click2houston.com)
Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and converting the libraries into ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.
K-9 officer put on leave after police dog attacks surrendering suspect (abcnews.go.com)
An Ohio K-9 officer has been put on administrative leave, and his dog placed in a kennel, following an incident this month in which the animal was captured on body-camera footage attacking a truck driver as he was surrendering to state troopers with his hands up following a highway chase, an official told ABC News on Monday.
'There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell apologizes after admitting hoax (www.nbcnews.com)
Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis said police are consulting with the district attorney’s office regarding potential criminal charges after the 25-year-old’s statement.
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Republican House member refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in debate (www.msnbc.com)
Twitter Inc. is starting to provide revenue for impressions (twitter.com)
While there's nothing inherently wrong with this, the current state of the social media meta is to purposefully stir up drama and ragebait for clicks. Now aside from just impressions and clout, people will have an actual monetary incentive to do so....
Not pictured: The waterfall. (lemmy.world)
Waukesha School District fires first-grade teacher after 'Rainbowland' controversy (www.wpr.org)
did anyone else from the USA grow up being forced to say the pledge to the flag in school?
im 20 for reference. ever since i was a kid, up until hs, we were forced every morning to stand, look at the flag and hold our hearts and say:...
Moms for Liberty's focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions (apnews.com)
The “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races.
Notable U.S. State laws taking effect from July 1 (www.nbcnews.com)
July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year for most U.S. states, and with that comes the enactment of new laws. Here's a list of the notable ones:...
The Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan, blocking debt relief for millions of borrowers (www.businessinsider.com)
The Supreme Court ruled Biden's student-loan forgiveness is illegal, meaning borrowers will resume payments without debt cancellation this year.