Corpus Christi Independent School District pays Second Step over $70,000 for Social Emotional Learning curriculum; rejects PDE request for copy of Second Step curriculum
Parents Defending Education submitted a public records request to the Corpus Christi Independent School District seeking copies of lesson plans from the district’s Social Emotional Learning curriculum Second Step and…
MCRTV: Mother Testifies Parents Are Being Forced to File Costly Public Records Requests to See Their Child’s Curriculum
On Tuesday, parents’ tights Activist Nicole Neily testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that school districts are forcing parents to file costly public records requests in order to examine their…
THE CENTER SQUARE: Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing
The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law thrust into the spotlight. …
Poudre School District’s Board of Education passes resolution to support changing the Colorado Open Records Act to increase fees and “prioritize requests made by legitimate media outlets”
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding Poudre School District’s Board of Education making a controversial decision at a meeting on August…
Los Angeles Unified School District has LGBTQ “Rainbow Club” for elementary students as young as four years old
On September 8, 2023, Houman David Hemmati posted on X (formerly Twitter) that a teacher at the Los Angeles Unified School District shared information with him…
Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 has policy to ensure there will be a focus on LGBTQ issues and ethnic/religious identities
The Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 has a policy titled “Curriculum Content” that explains what material must be included in the curriculum taught to students.
Teacher administers survey to students at West Springfield High School with mandatory question asking for their preferred pronouns and names
A concerned community member reached out to Parents Defending Education regarding a survey that was provided to students at West Springfield High School within Fairfax County Public Schools. The survey…
Essex Westford School District provides teachers with resources to implement LGBTQ issues into lessons taught to students as young as pre-kindergarten
The Essex Westford School District has a page online titled “Resources for Teachers/Professional Staff.” Multiple resources offered to teachers are to help implement LGBTQ issues into…
BIZPAC REVIEW: School district charging parents group insane price for open records request: ‘Outrageous attempt to discourage oversight’
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is charging a group that advocates for parental rights a scandalous $18,290.26 to fulfill a request for public records after it informed parents that the…