#Charter school’s skirt requirement for girls unconstitutional, court rules

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“Charter school’s skirt requirement for girls unconstitutional, court rules” A North Carolina charter school’s requirement that girls wear skirts based on the view that they are “fragile vessels” deserving of “gentle” treatment by boys is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-6 that Charter Day School violated three female students’ equal protection rights by adopting the skirts policy based on gender stereotypes about the…

#Mom of 13-year-old who drowned in NYC mourns son

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“Mom of 13-year-old who drowned in NYC mourns son” The heartbroken mom of a 13-year-old A-student who drowned along with a pal in Jamaica Bay demanded to know Sunday why his school waited hours to tell her he had cut class — well after he died. Samantha Singh — whose son Daniel Persaud drowned with…

#Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2022

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“Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2022” Border madness The parades of migrants flocking to our southern border are unprecedented (“Migrants on the march,” June 7). Currently, there is a caravan of approximately 15,000 migrants plodding toward the border, fully expecting entry into the United States, solidified by the perceived welcome that President Joe…

#NYC parents fuming over revamped high school admission system

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“NYC parents fuming over revamped high school admission system” Getting into high school felt a lot like losing the lottery this year. Many high-performing New York City students and their parents were devastated and outraged after receiving high school admission letters Wednesday night — blasting the revamped system that no longer puts a premium on…

#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2022

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“Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2022” The Issue: Mayor Adams’ statement that the mask mandate for children under 5 will continue. The only reason Mayor Adams wants masks on 5-year-olds and under is because everything else he is in charge of is a disaster (“Eric: keep them on, kiddies!”, June 3). He is…

#Florida principal Geyler Castro brought loaded guns into a Parkland school

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“Florida principal Geyler Castro brought loaded guns into a Parkland school” A box of loaded guns were found at a Parkland, Florida school Thursday, several miles away from the site of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas mass shooting, reports said. The weapons belonged to Somerset Academy Principal Geyler Castro, officials at the charter school told parents…

#Panic alarms could be coming to NY schools after ‘Alyssa’s Law’ passes

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“Panic alarms could be coming to NY schools after ‘Alyssa’s Law’ passes” Albany pols passed a law Saturday requiring school districts statewide to seriously consider installing silent panic alarms to alert law-enforcement authorities during emergencies. The state Assembly approved “Alyssa’s Law,” named after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who was shot and killed in 2018 during the…

#The political class is shrinking NY on purpose

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“The political class is shrinking NY on purpose” Call us the Not-So-Big Apple: Census data show New York City lost a staggering 300,000 residents from April 2020 to June 2021. NYC bureaucrats argue the 2020-2021 numbers are driven by the COVID response that shuttered schools and sent businesses reeling. Yes, this response was disastrous. People…

#’Cult’ of fear harmed kids and other commentary

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“‘Cult’ of fear harmed kids and other commentary” COVID watch: ‘Cult’ of Fear Harmed Kids “There is no shortage of articles and studies documenting the harm caused by COVID-19 school policies,” notes Alex Gutentag at Tablet. One stat: “The rate of chronically absent students nationwide is now 22%, 2.7 times what it was before school closures.” As…

#Janitor corrals curious cougar in empty California classroom

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“Janitor corrals curious cougar in empty California classroom” PESCADERO, Calif. — A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered a Northern California high school Wednesday morning, authorities said. The custodian was opening Pescadero High for the school day when the juvenile mountain lion was spotted, said Detective Javier…