Dairy Farmers Flushing Milk Despite Empty Store Shelves
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Many dairy processing plants across Wisconsin have more product than they can handle and that’s
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California Schools Will Remain Closed Through Summer Due to Virus
Offering a sobering update to families desperate for normalcy, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said schools won’t reopen this school year but will attempt to conduct classes for over 6 million students entirely online.
Read moreLocker Room Dance
A student football player who was suspended after allegedly “dancing with or without a towel” in an “offensive and harassing” manner toward an adult associated with the team in a locker room may pursue his due process and equal protection claims against the school district, a federal court in Pennsylvania ruled.
Read morePledge of Allegiance
A federal court in Texas ruled that a former high school student may pursue her compelled speech claim against her sociology teacher who allegedly tried to force her to transcribe the Pledge of Allegiance and compared people who abstain from saying the pledge to “Soviet communists, supporters of Sharia, and people who condone pedophilia.”
Read moreA Bad Idea
A mother sued Las Cruces, N.M., its Police Department and school resource Officer Francisco Estrada, claiming Estrada shot his pistol at a target on the wall of his office, knowing the principal’s office was on the other side, and the bullet missed her son’s ear by inches, terrifying him and costing him his hearing in that ear.
Read morePolitical T-Shirt
A student who claims he was required to wear a T-shirt with a state representative’s name on it while on a field trip to the Tennessee State Capitol in violation of his constitutional right not to engage in political speech may pursue his claims against the Wayne County School System, his high school principal and the representative, a federal court in the state ruled.
Read moreBad Teacher
Parents sued Peoria, Ariz., its unified school district and former teacher Ricky Ordway, 44, who has been accused of 11 counts of child molestation of students at Sun Valley Elementary School, in Maricopa County Court.
Read moreCalifornia v DeVos
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in federal court for the “illegal repeal” of the 2014 “gainful employment rule,” which will “incentivize predatory schools to engage in manipulative recruiting tactics, raise tuition, and deliver low-quality instruction.”
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Newsom: Most California Schools May Be Closed Until Fall
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state’s approximately 6 million public school students will likely not go back to school before the summer break, offering a sobering look at the degree to which everyday life will alter for the foreseeable future in the Golden State.
Read moreGovernor: NYC Schools to Close Monday to Fight Coronavirus
New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system on Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus.
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California Voters Say No to Massive School Bond Measure
Californians in recent decades have gladly opened up the vault for education, including a $9 billion bond in 2016. But last week, voters shunned endorsements from business groups and Democratic leaders and rejected the largest proposed school construction bond in state history – and some wonder if a fake news blitz is to blame.
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Minnesota Teachers End Strike After Union Reaches Deal
Striking St. Paul teachers are going back to work after union leaders reached a tentative agreement Friday with district administrators, citing the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak as a factor in the decision to settle their contract dispute.
Read moreSchool Lunches
The former director of food supply chain management claims the New York City Department of Education harassed and demoted her to retaliate for her true complaints that “pizza with green discoloration was being served to children attending DOE schools,” in New York County Supreme Court.
Read moreCorporal Punishment
A mother asked a federal judge to enjoin the Pearl (Miss.) Public School District from inflicting corporal punishment on children with disabilities.
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Six States Close Schools to Fight Infections
At least six states have ordered schools to close to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,660 people across the country and killed 40.
Read moreFootball Coach
An appeals court in Florida directed a lower court to reinstate a jury verdict awarding $125,000 to a high school football player who was taunted and physically assaulted by his coach. The player said the coach pinched and twisted his nipple on numerous occasions for extended periods of time, permanently disfiguring it.
Read moreClasses Canceled for 37,000 Students as St. Paul Teachers Strike
Public school teachers went on strike Tuesday morning in Minnesota’s capital city, demanding more support staff in the second-largest school district in the state.
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New York Institutes Virus ‘Containment Zone’ Outside City
One week after confirming New York’s first positive case of coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a 1-mile “containment area” Tuesday for the downstate suburb where COVID-19 cases are surging.
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