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LU StaffApril 19, 2014

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Teacher fired after allegedly telling black student ‘we don’t need another black president’

Here is a story that should be interesting to watch. It touches on so many hot button issues — from…

LU StaffApril 18, 2014

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Teacher on paid(!) leave after asking kids to come up with slang names for genitalia

What else are you going to do in an “adult roles” class? For Ashley Williams, a teacher at Weber High…

Howard PortnoyApril 17, 2014

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Common Core required readings that would make a longshoreman blush

What do Sherman Alexie’s “Every Little Hurricane,” David Mitchell’s “Black Swan Green,” and Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” have in…

Howard PortnoyApril 16, 2014

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Teacher who ‘ordered a hit’ on middle schooler fired

It wasn’t a “hit” hit. A Florida school teacher didn’t hire actual contract killers to “finger” a 7th-grade student at…

Howard PortnoyApril 12, 2014

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HS student who recorded proof he was bullied threatened with felony wiretapping charges

First the teen was harassed by his peers. Then he was harassed by the administration. From Photography Is Not a Crime:…

Hans BaderApril 11, 2014

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Overly broad NJ anti-bullying law challenged as 1st Amendment violation; 4th-grader sues

New Jersey’s anti-bullying law for schools and colleges is so overly broad that a fourth-grader was punished just for noting,…

Howard PortnoyApril 11, 2014

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Teacher calls student ‘sassy slut’: Wait till you hear how she was disciplined

Evidently, the comfy chair was unavailable, so Evangel Christian Academy School in Shreveport, La., “punished” one of its teachers by banishing her…

Renee NalApril 10, 2014

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Is the CDC populated with a bunch of raving Planned Parenthood activists?

A CDC Report released this week has not received much media attention, but it’s contents represent some serious repercussions for…

Hans BaderApril 10, 2014

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Obama EEOC loses hypocritical lawsuit against company over background checks

“In this case the EEOC sued the defendants for using the same type of background check that the EEOC itself…

Hans BaderApril 9, 2014

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Menacing free speech, New Jersey judge lets parents be sued for kids’ Facebook posts

Earlier, we wrote about a Wisconsin town whose ordinance holds parents liable for bullying by their children, including certain speech. We and…

Renee NalApril 9, 2014

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Teacher charged with sexually assaulting students, aged 13-15

Melissa Lindgren, 28, was placed on “administrative leave” after she was charged with having sexual contact with three boys between…

LU StaffApril 9, 2014

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Girl, 13, suspended for informing classmates they could opt out of Common Core test

Common Core has become the new toy gun. In much the way bringing a plastic water pistol to school (or biting…

Jeff DunetzApril 9, 2014

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Micropenises and help masturbating on the menu during Northwestern’s Sex Week

[Editor’s note: A story that ran at LU in January also addressed Northwestern’s Sex Week, which as reported had been…

NateApril 8, 2014

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Illegal immigration is anything but an ‘act of love’

There sure is a pile jumping on former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for his recent statement concerning illegal immigration. Bush…

LU StaffApril 5, 2014

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Picture of the Day: Fun with vocabulary

The photo of the school workbook page below comes to us courtesy of the Facebook page Common Crud. The name…

Howard PortnoyApril 4, 2014

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After-school program tells student he is not allowed to read Bible, threatens confiscation

If schools and school-related groups are going to enforce the so-called “establishment” clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution,…

Howard PortnoyApril 4, 2014

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3-year-old expelled from daycare for dropping s-bomb

Out of the mouths of babes… When, if ever, is it reasonable to expel a child from daycare? Jubilee Child…

Renee NalApril 3, 2014

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How often do teachers have sex with students?

If you had to guess, how often would you say teachers were engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with their students?…

Renee NalApril 3, 2014

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Gym teacher creates own ‘sex ed’ course, tells students about his ‘first boner’

Morada, California: An eighth grade gym teacher at Morada Middle School is being accused of teaching students about sex, including a discussion about his…

Renee NalApril 2, 2014

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CNN Student Worksheet: Founding Fathers ‘did not trust the ability of the common voter’

A “CNN Student News One-Sheet” found in a lesson plan for 6th to 8th graders posted at Illuminations, a project of the National Council…

Howard PortnoyApril 1, 2014

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A Common Core lesson in simple division

Michael J. Petrilli has been fighting a courageous uphill battle. Petrilli, who is an executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute,…

T. Kevin WhitemanMarch 31, 2014

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Obama Administration to grandparents: Government approved bedtime stories

“Foster behavioral changes …” The Obama Administration’s Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now utilizing its resources and taxpayer dollars to,…

Howard PortnoyMarch 31, 2014

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Video: ‘How to Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less’

My first instinct when I first saw the title of this video was skepticism. I mean, with all the syllables…

LU StaffMarch 30, 2014

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Teacher, victim of Nigerian phone scam, asks students for $100 to bail him out

First of all, why is the only human being on earth ever to be taken in by a Nigerian phone…

LU StaffMarch 29, 2014

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Did a lunch lady at school tell a 5-year-old she couldn’t pray? UPDATE

Notice that the title of this post, first reported at Young Conservatives, is couched as a question. We are following the…

Howard PortnoyMarch 28, 2014

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University of Michigan ‘art’ exhibit celebrates and glorifies abortion as ‘life-affirming’

The University of Michigan can’t stay out of the spotlight, it seems. Last week, the school admitted it had fallen…

Jeff DunetzMarch 28, 2014

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Skidmore College to offer sociology class on Miley Cyrus?

In another sign that the end might be near, Skidmore College, a liberal arts school in upstate New York, will be…

Howard PortnoyMarch 27, 2014

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Fourth-grade Common Core reading worksheet features story about adultery

“Making inferences is a skill with which students often need much practice.” So begins the syntactically challenged introduction to a series of…

Howard PortnoyMarch 27, 2014

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Missouri teacher testifies she was bullied, intimidated for opposing Common Core

There have been many dozens of anecdotal articles written about the abomination that is the Common Core Curriculum Standards. Examples…

Howard PortnoyMarch 26, 2014

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Why won’t WH release State Dept. report on Saudi Arabia’s hate-filled textbooks?

The move on President Obama’s part could arguably be rationalized as an act of self-preservation, or at least good will.…

Howard PortnoyMarch 24, 2014

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Common Core textbook rewrites Second Amendment

Much has been written here and elsewhere about the toll the Common Core Curriculum Standards have already exacted on hapless children trying to learn simple…

Howard PortnoyMarch 23, 2014

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University police: Racist scribbles found on college dorm room door ruled a hoax

Real incidents of hatred against gays, blacks, and other “protected classes” continue to occur at too slow a pace to…

Howard PortnoyMarch 21, 2014

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Common Core’s absurdly circuitous method for doing subtraction

Now, class, today we will learn how to subtract one two-digit number from another. What’s that, you say? You already…

Howard PortnoyMarch 20, 2014

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MI school district contract illegally gives preference to minorities, non-Christians

A school district in Michigan is claiming ignorance over a clause in its contract with the state teachers union indicating…

Howard PortnoyMarch 16, 2014

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School tells bullied child to stop bringing his ‘bully bait’ girly lunch bag to school

Wait a minute: What happened to zero tolerance for offenses like bullying? ABC News affiliate WLOS reports that a Buncombe County, N.C.,…

LU StaffMarch 14, 2014

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MD teens admit to sexually assaulting, bullying autistic boy for kicks

Two Maryland female teens have admitted to bullying an apparently autistic 16-year-old boy into performing sex acts and crashing through…