A tenured professor who forced her students to sign pledges that they would vote for President Barack Obama last November should be fired, the college’s president recommended. Sharon Sweet, an associate professor of mathematics at Brevard Community College in Florida, is guilty of electioneering, harassment, and incompetence, according to a three-month investigation into her classroom […]
Columbia, Missouri — Students at the University of Missouri that identify as Wiccan or Pagan have garnered recognition of their religious holidays due to the release of a new handbook for staff. The university’s Guide to Religions: Major Holidays and Suggested Accommodations was compiled to assist faculty in understanding the various religions that may be […]
Craryville, New York — Attorneys representing an eighth grade student who was barred from asking God to bless her classmates during middle school graduation have filed an appeal in federal court. The student, who is only being identified as A.M. since she is a minor, served as co-president of her eighth grade class at Taconic […]
Malden, Massachusetts — The Massachusetts Commissioner of Education has released an outline of its new school policy regarding gender equality, mandating that boys be allowed to use girls restrooms and locker rooms — and vice versa — if they contend that they prefer to identify with the opposite gender. The 11-page document, written by Mitchell […]
San Diego, California — A former staff member at a Christian college in California has filed a lawsuit against her employers for firing her for having sexual relations outside of marriage, stating that the college’s actions were “un-Christlike.” Teri James, 29, worked as a financial aid specialist at San Diego Christian College in El Cajon […]
Farmington, Utah — A school district in Utah has agreed to settle with the American Civil Liberties Union and place a book promoting homosexuality back on the shelves of its elementary schools. The Davis School District was sued last year by the ACLU after a parent complained that the book In Our Mothers’ House had […]
New York, New York — An exclusive report by the New York Post finds that New York City area schools have been distributing thousands of morning after pills to students — a figure much under-reported by the City last year. As previously reported, last September, the New York City Department of Education announced that it had expanded […]
Ringgold, Georgia — A middle school teacher in Georgia was recently investigated after a prominent atheist organization wrote a letter of complaint to the district superintendent because the woman allegedly sang a song about Jesus in class. Sixth grade science teacher Heather Moorman will not be disciplined over the accusation, but the matter reported by […]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — An evangelistic organization has filed suit against a Pennsylvania school district for charging the group thousands in rent while allowing other non-profit entities to use school space for free. Child Evangelism Fellowship of Dauphin County operates Good News Clubs after school for elementary school-aged children throughout the Harrisburg area, providing Bible lessons, songs and […]
Hartford, Connecticut — A national homeschooling organization is sounding the alarm against a bill proposed in the Connecticut legislature which would require both public school and homeschooled children to undergo a behavioral health assessment at various stages of child development. Bill 374, proposed in the General Assembly by sponsors Senator Toni Harp and Representative Toni […]