Ohio Senate passes school combining ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ with released time for religious instruction
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced two bills that became one – a requirement that school districts adopt a policy allowing for students to leave school mid-day ...
Stark County school district pays teacher $450,000 in settlement over student name, pronouns
The Jackson Local School District in Massillon is paying a teacher $450,000 to settle a lawsuit over whether to call students by their preferred names and pronouns, which she said violated her ...
From ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ to banning ‘sextortion’: What Ohio legislators passed to end session
Ohio lawmakers wrapped up their two-year legislative session early Thursday, passing a flurry of last-minute bills, including ...
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Controversial 'Parents' Bill of Rights' could bring major changes to Ohio schools
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ohio's "Parents' Bill of Rights" is one step closer to becoming law. The bill is being blasted because opponents say it gives school staff the obligation of potentially "outing ...
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'Parents' Bill of Rights,' offsite religious instruction bill now in hands of Gov. DeWine
called the Parents' Bill of Rights by supporters, would also require schools to tell parents about any age-appropriate "sexuality content" taught and any health care provided to students so ...
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Ohio lawmakers vote on make it easier to expel students for a school year or more
House Bill 206 expands the list of reasons that superintendents can suspend students and the steps students must take to be reinstated. The proposed law also requires students to undergo an ...
Ohio lawmakers approve 'Parents Bill of Rights' with provision requiring release for religious instruction
Ohio lawmakers this week passed a package of controversial education bills, including the "Parents Bill of Rights Act" — derided by critics as a forced outing bill for LGBTQ+ youth — and a measure ...
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The Bill of Rights Was a Concession to Popular Struggles
Early US elites drafted the Constitution to check democratic uprisings that threatened the power of the ruling class. The ...
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Florida bill proposes end of in-state tuition for undocumented college students
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN FLORIDA MAY FACE NEW CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO HIGHER EDUCATION. STATE SENATOR RANDY FINE, NOW RUNNING FOR AN OPEN SEAT IN CONGRESS, HAS PROPOSED A BILL THAT WOULD ...