Wednesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Carol Swain in studio to talk about her company, Real Unity Training Solutions upcoming training for school board members and the general public.
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Capitol Resource Institute’s Executive Director Karen England on Upcoming Informational Event for Pastoral Leadership
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report, host Leahy welcomed Capitol Resource Institute’s Executive Director Karen England in studio to raise awareness and offer help to parents with ineffective school board members and the Awakening the Voice of Truth event on October 27th at Gaylord Springs Golf Links.
Read the full storyVirginia School Board Members Support Firing West Point Public Schools Teacher over Pronoun Dispute
Eight school board members from five school divisions filed a brief with the Virginia Supreme Court in support of West Point Public Schools after the district fired a teacher who refused to use a student’s preferred pronouns.
High school French teacher Peter Vlaming lost his job for refusing to use male pronouns to refer to a biologically female student who requested he use male pronouns. The school board claimed his refusal to use male pronouns was transgender discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
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Two conservative Texas school board members are embroiled in a legal battle against their fellow trustees fighting their attempts to investigate and censure them, they told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Mary Bone and Danielle Weston are up against the other five members of Round Rock Independent School District’s (RRISD) Board of Trustees, who are attempting to investigate and censure them for opposing their COVID policies and use of its police force to keep the public out of a Sept 14. board meeting, the two women told the DCNF. If the censure resolution passed, it would strip them of their powers and duties, restrict their access to school property and hinder their ability to do their job.
Read the full storyTennessee Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Designate Party Affiliation During School Board Elections
Tennessee State Representative Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow party affiliation to be designated during a school board election.
The legislation, if enacted, would alter the current election process, which allows individuals to campaign on a nonpartisan basisÂ
Read the full storyBiden Demonizes Williamson County, Tennessee Parents Protesting Mask Mandates for Elementary School Children
President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned concerned parents in Williamson County, after hundreds attended the local school board meeting to voice their opposition against a potential mask mandate.
In his remarks, Biden claimed that the parents and students who were against the additional measures were making the issue a “political dispute.”
Read the full storyCommentary: Public Education – A Quick Primer for School Boards
Local school boards reflect the needs and aspirations of the communities as well as the interests and concerns of professional and nonprofessional employees. We believe non-partisan control is what is best for our communities.
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