The latest news about our dysfunctional schools:
Another day, another beating. A 15-year-old boy at Freedom High School in Prince William County was hospitalized Friday after three other students punched and kicked him in the head after an argument in the hallway. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. Prince William police said the case resulted in an “informal action” for the boys after consultation with Juvenile Court Services. Future actions will be handled through the juvenile diversion process, reports the Woodbridge, Va., Patch.
Parents fighting back. With help from the Alliance Defending Freedom, a group of parents and teachers is suing the Harrisonburg City Public Schools over a requirement for teachers to use students’ preferred pronouns and to keep students’ gender preferences confidential from their families, reports The Republican Standard. Said ADF Senior Counsel Ryan Bangert: “Parents—not public schools or government officials—have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, care, and education of their children. Teachers and staff cannot willfully hide kids’ mental health information from their parents, especially as some of the decisions children are making at school have potentially life-altering ramifications. As the clients we represent believe, a teacher’s role is to support, not supplant, the role of the parent.”
Just one question: Who was doing the touching? Back in March, conservative parental activist Ian Prior put the Loudoun County School Board of teachers “on notice” that unidentified teachers at a Loudoun elementary were being subjected repeatedly to “inappropriate touching” several times a day for several months, and no one in the administration had addressed their concerns. Last night, the two teachers involved spoke out publicly for the first time, claiming that the school system had “retaliated against them after they testified before a special grand jury. The teachers were asked not to return next year, according to an email blast from the Fight For Schools organization.
