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A group of high school senior baseball players in California found themselves in hot water after posing for a photo without masks. The John Burroughs High School varsity team had been scheduled to begin conditioning work on March 1, but the team had to delay those plans after Burbank Unified School District Superintendent Matt Hill handed down a two-week suspension in response to the maskless photo. Hill explained his decision in an email to the Los Angeles Daily News : We had a group of players and families dress up in uniform and take pictures on campus in violation of health orders (no masks, no social distancing, and mixing of families). They then posted the picture on a JBHS baseball social media site. No player or family from the team notified the coach, school, or district of this health order violation. I have decided to delay the return of athletic conditioning for the JBHS baseball team by one week so that the team can review health guidelines and safety … [Read more...] about High School Baseball Players Suspended for Taking Senior Photo Without Masks

An investigation into Baltimore City schools revealed, in one high school in which hundreds of students are failing, a student who passed only three classes in four years actually ranks near the top half of his class, with only a 0.13 grade point average. Project Baltimore , which investigates the Baltimore area’s public schools system and reports regularly on FOX 45 News, focused Monday on the case of Tiffany France’s son, who attends Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts in west Baltimore. France’s son is 17 years old, but just found out he has been moved back to ninth grade because he has passed only three classes in four years. Calls to Shut Down City School Where 0.13 GPA Ranks Near Top Half of Class Calls are mounting for a Baltimore City Public Schools high school to be investigated and shut down immediately. This, after an alarming Project Baltimore investigation found hundreds of students are failing at the west Baltimore high … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Students Found Failing in Baltimore City High School

ATTLEBORO (CBS) – Like many districts, Attleboro schools have been hybrid for a few months and some parents like Jessica Grigoriadis say it’s time to get the students back including her son. “The motivation isn’t there for school,” she said. “He’s not getting the social aspect which is so important in my opinion.” On Friday, state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will ask for the authority to phase out hybrid and remote learning and start a phased-in return to all in-person learning in early April, which Attleboro Superintendent David Sawyer supports, but comes with many logistical challenges. READ MORE: Massachusetts Reports 1,410 New COVID Cases, 42 Additional Deaths “Attleboro certainly has large class sizes which make distancing challenging even at a three foot minimum,” said Sawyer. It will be a pivot for schools looking for guidance from the state if approval is granted. But the head of the Attleboro Education Association Joseph Amaral believes it’s a rush. … [Read more...] about Attleboro Schools Face Challenges If Hybrid, Remote Learning Ends

BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will formally ask the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Friday to give him the authority to start the process of ending remote and hybrid learning. Riley first announced his intentions during a Department of Education meeting last week . The board will meet again Friday afternoon at its headquarters in Malden. READ MORE: Limited Amount Of New First Dose COVID Vaccine Appointments Go Fast “With the extensive mitigation strategies in place and as state health metrics continue to improve, we now need to begin shifting away from remote and hybrid learning models and return to the in-person educational format,” Riley wrote in a memorandum to the board on Wednesday. He wants the board to give him the authority “to determine when hybrid and remote models will no longer count towards meeting the required student learning time hours.” If the panel approves, Riley said the Department of Elementary and … [Read more...] about Education Commissioner To Request Authority To Start Winding Down Remote, Hybrid Learning In Schools

A writer for the Literary Hub website posted ten of his favorite audiobooks in May of 2019, including one Rev. Jesse Jackson narrated. And while Green Eggs and Ham isn’t one of the six books banned because of alleged racist content, all of his books are now suspect, including President Joe Biden dropping Dr. Seuss from the traditional announcement of Reading Across America Day that falls on the author’s birthday. Presidents who praised Seuss on the occasion of the national reading day include former President Barack Obama who even read the books to children at the White House. Others simply used the works of Dr. Seuss to further their own programs: Does this mean Chuck is canceled now? pic.twitter.com/fsVzokD3Wv — Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) March 4, 2021 The organization responsible for Seuss’ legacy, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, said in a statement released on Tuesday six books are being retired because they portrayed characters “in ways that are hurtful … [Read more...] about Flashback: Rev. Jesse Jackson Narrates Dr. Seuss Audiobook as Racism Charges Fly