Following outcry, Ohio lawmaker drops proposal to license homeschool parents [Jason Bedrick/Cato, sequel]
In Colorado U. crackdown on professor’s deviance course, university retracts claim that professor needed to clear controversial teaching with institutional review board [Inside Higher Ed, Zachary Schrag and sequel, background on IRBs]
The purely fictional, entirely bloodless “assassin” game — which I remember was played in my own high school years ago without anyone worrying — now seems to be controversial in suburban D.C. because School Violence and Think of the Children. [Washington Post; Bedrick, Cato on pretend “arrow” zero-tolerance case]
After son’s death, Ontario mom urges schools to let asthmatic kids carry inhalers [CBC, Bedrick]
Cathy Young on how the forces of unanimity police discussions of “rape culture” [Minding the Campus]
Kansas regents forbid faculty/staff to post social media content contrary to best interest of university [WaPo]
Don’t forget to stop home some time: more public schools serving dinner as well as breakfast and lunch [Future of Capitalism]

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Worry not, public school children will be permitted to return home for family visitation, but not before each day’s lesson — that all knowledge and sustenance comes from the government — is good and learned. How else are the schools to fulfill their mission to create ever-more government dependency?
- December 28, 2013 7:09 PM
- By DEM