U. Balto. president troubled by ‘disinvited’ speakers
US Ed. Sec'y Betsy DeVos was invited to speak at the U. of Balto., and students protested that invitation with a walkout and a rally yesterday.
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U.S. signals major shift in sex assault investigation
Schools may soon have new guidance from the feds on how sexual assaults should be investigated, Betsy DeVos told the country.
Teacher-student sex law in Ala. unconstitutional?
In Alabama, a state law prohibits 18-year-olds (or younger) from consenting to sex with someone who works at a school—any school.
In doing ‘his job,’ Arpaio neglected child abuse
Pres. Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, an Ariz. sheriff the Justice Dept. said abused Hispanic people to enforce his brand of immigration reform but ignore other crimes.
Wis. SD asks Supreme Court about transgender case
The bathroom (and locker room/shower) question keeps coming up regarding transgender students. Maybe the Supreme Court should just decide this.
Religious, political diversity is united at U.Va.
As a prominent U.Va. dept. repudiates the violence of white supremacy, other writers compare Trump to the Indian prime minister.
HSD 211 transgender suit drops feds as defendants
Which bathroom should transgender students use? The question is still in court, though it may be moot, since students have graduated.
Some people are just so sure they’re right
It is important to consider the perspective of other people, even as we maintain faith in our own religious beliefs, new research suggests.
Supreme Court scuttles a church-state schooner
SCOTUS today said Missouri couldn't discriminate against a church in providing playground maintenance funds just b/c it's a church.
Students can lead prayers at school board meetings
The 5th Circuit ruled school boards can invite students to pray before school board meetings, provided it's the right kind of prayer.