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Virginia school board files $600K lawsuit against father of special needs student

Virginia Mercury -
The Bedford County School Board filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 in damages from the father of a special needs student, claiming the man’s abrasive communications with school staff about his son’s treatment over the last three years amounts to illegal intimidation and harassment.

Wayne school district reports 42% drop in bullying cases. Here’s how they did it

NorthJersey.com -
The reason for such a dramatic improvement is not due to a change in policy, rather principals and school counselors are now offering extra support by educating parents on the difference between conflicts and true bullying infractions, officials said.

Minnesota lawmakers look to curtail student cellphone use in school

Star Tribune -
Legislators hope to give cover to districts that seek greater restrictions on smartphone use in schools, especially among teens who struggle to put the devices down.

In the decade following the water crisis’s beginning, Flint’s school district has suffered

Detroit Free Press -
Students left in droves. Graduation rates have plunged. Reading scores have fallen. And buildings have sat vacant.

Public school enrollment falling nationwide, data shows

NBC News -
The share of children ages 5 to 17 enrolled in public schools fell by almost 4 percentage points from 2012 to 2022, an NBC News analysis of Census Bureau data found, even as the overall population grew.

School board cancels gay actor’s anti-bullying talk over his ‘lifestyle’

The New York Times -
A Pennsylvania school board canceled an anti-bullying speech by the actor Maulik Pancholy, who is gay, after board members raised concerns about his “lifestyle,” prompting outrage from the surrounding community.

Anxious California teachers with pink slips await word on jobs next school year

EdSource -
Second-grade teacher Jacob Willis has worked in the San Diego Unified School District in different roles since he graduated from high school in 2016. Now, he is one of hundreds of California teachers waiting to see if they will still have a job when campuses reopen next school year.

Schools create safe spaces amid gun violence, but students want more security

NPR -
The students at North Community High School in Minneapolis have seen a lot. Some things, morbid curiosities: a bullet, freshly fired, spinning and melting the rubber on the track surrounding the school's football field.

Tennessee judge wants more information on copyright before ruling on school shooter’s writings

AP News -
But the parents of children at the Covenant School added an extra twist to an already complicated case by asserting that they have gained legal ownership of the writings from the shooter’s parents and now hold the copyright.

Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools

The Guardian -
Remote proctoring tools have faced pushback at colleges over privacy and discrimination concerns, but their use in K-12 schools has attracted less scrutiny.

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