At their final meeting of the month on Monday, Richmond City School Board members will discuss topics that could impact numerous students across the district, including a school name change and staffing shortages.
A West Virginia school board "punished" a group of middle school girls who protested a biological male competing against them at a track meet earlier this month, according to a legal complaint. What's the background? Cellphone video showed girls from Lincoln Middle School staging a protest in the shot put ring at the Harrison County Middle School Championships on April 18; one by one, they stepped into the ring and then quickly stepped out without making attempts. — (@) ...
The teacher's six-year legal battle against the Henry County School System ends with a new goal to run for the School Board District 5 seat.
Former President Donald Trump confirmed again Wednesday that he told the U.S. Secret Service he wanted to join the rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.Trump made the remarks during a rally in Waukesha after he recalled House Jan. 6 Committee testimony that suggested he tried to force Secret Service agents to join the mob."I sat in the back," he recalled. "And you know what I did say? I said, I'd like to go down there, because I see a lot of people walking down.""They said, sir, it's better if you don't,"...
A Jan. 6 rioter who filmed the insurrection at the Capitol, including the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. John Earle Sullivan, 29, was convicted in November on charges that include felony obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder. His sentenced also includes 36 months of supervised release and an order to pay $2,000 in restitution, according to the Justice Department. Sullivan had claimed he was a journalist when he joined — and...
Federal prosecutors say Utah man encouraged supporters of former president to storm the Capitol and use violence
A Pennsylvania man accused of assaulting police officers with a lead pipe, poles, a bottle and debris as they defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested and faces federal charges. The FBI arrested 31-year-old Joshua Lee Atwood in Burgettstown, Pa. on Wednesday. He made his first appearance in federal court the same day, according to court records. The charging document outlines “multiple instances of Atwood attacking law enforcement officers” during a brutal...
The Hamilton County School Board will ask county commissioners to raise the percentage of county property taxes allocated to schools from 43 percent to 49 percent this fiscal year. Board members discussed preliminary budget numbers at the April meeting Thursday night.
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
Schools and facilities will resume normally on Tuesday, April 30.
Aisha Carr suspected of unethical conduct. Her supporters criticized the board.
Another open meeting will be held on Tuesday, giving Springfield residents one last chance to comment on the search for a new superintendent of schools.