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In Oregon, IL, Elementary school teacher coordinates LGBTQ recess group without any parental consent or awareness
As first reported by Awake Illinois, an Oregon Community Unit School District 220, an elementary school teacher created an LGBTQ alternative recess for fifth and…
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Brooklyn Technical High School’s Environmental Justice: Sunrise club hosted a ‘teach-in’ for students titled ‘Know Your Rights, Fight Ice!’
SUMMARY Brooklyn Technical High School’s Environmental Justice: Sunrise [Movement] club posted to Instagram about hosting a “Know Your Rights, Fight Ice!” teach-in for students focused on “ICE as…
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In Colorado, students aged 11-13 invited to a lunchtime meeting to look at LGBTQ+ books, movies, and short films
The Colorado Parent Advocacy Network originally broke this story on February 10th. Their research and findings are found here. On January 28th, middle schoolers–aged 11-13–were invited to attend…
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Oswego District 308’s Equity Roadmap: elementary-high School equity trainings with “privilege” lists, prioritizing recruitment and advancement of “diverse” staff; led by Director who called Charlie Kirk a “modern day Klans man”
SUMMARY Through several Freedom of Information Act requests shared with Defending Education by a concerned parent, we uncovered Oswego District 308’s equity roadmap, with plans to continue through 2026.
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Minnesota eighth-graders shown videos of ICE arrests and alleged harassment of U.S. citizens; principal says it’s part of state geography standards
According to materials shared with us by a parent, an 8th grade geography class at Hermantown Middle School, part of Hermantown Community Schools in Minnesota, exposed students to slides in…
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United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) planning documents and materials appear to advocate for use of school resources as ‘form of resistance’ against ICE; promote ‘engaging students in community self-defense’ by offering ‘service learning hours’
SUMMARY Unearthed United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) planning documents and materials appear to advocate for the use of school and district resources as a “form of resistance” against…
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NY middle school assigned pro-transgender article discussing chest binding and testosterone to eighth graders
A teacher at Ardsley Middle School in the Ardsley Union Free School District in Westchester County taught an eighth grade health lesson that included a pro-transgender article addressing chest…
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Montgomery County Public Schools PTA meeting briefed families on “ICE Response & Organizing Tools”
A parent in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) sent photos to the parent advocacy group, United Against Racism in Education (UARE), showing content shared at a PTA meeting about how…
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