D.C.'s largest high school allows pro-Palestinian film after lawsuit
The D.C. Public School system and Jackson-Reed High School agreed to end the ban on an Arab student group's pro-Palestinian documentary screening and cultural events. [ more ]
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys' and girls' basketball scores for Friday. Boys teams from various schools played games and had varying results. [ more ]
Florida Students Protest After Principal, Staff Are Reassigned Over Trans Athlete
Students staged a walkout at a Florida high school after the principal and other staff were reassigned over a transgender student playing on a girls volleyball team.
The employees were relocated following allegations of improper student participation in sports, and an investigation is underway.
Florida law prohibits transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams at schools. [ more ]
A 17-year-old high school student wins the San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects' high school design competition with a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home design.
The winning design features horizontal lines, flat roofs, an open interior plan, and an Oriental sensibility.
The competition asked students to design a 2,800 to 3,200 square foot residence for a Mission Beach lot. [ more ]
District removes school officials to comply with Ron DeSantis's strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws
A high school principal and four staff members have been reassigned as investigators probe alleged violations of a Florida state law on student participation in sports.
The investigation involves a transgender female athlete who was allowed to play on the girls' volleyball team.
The school district is committed to providing a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. [ more ]
Florida high school principal, other top officials reassigned for allegedly allowing trans student to play on girls volleyball team
Top officials at a Florida high school have been reassigned as an investigation looks into whether they allowed a transgender athlete to play on the girls' volleyball team, in violation of Florida law.
The officials include the principal, assistant principal, athletic director, and volleyball coach of Monarch High School.
Florida law prohibits biological males from participating in female sports. [ more ]
Christian high school sues after it's banned from all athletic tournaments for forfeiting game over transgender player
A Vermont high school is suing state officials for being banned from athletic and academic events after refusing to compete against a transgender player.
The school claims they were irreparably harmed by being denied participation and losing out on playing competitive sports and academic competitions.
The school, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, argues that their actions were based on their religious beliefs. [ more ]
Now in the thick of the post-draft phase of free agency, and still over a month away from training camp, the NFL commentariat are desperate for content.And, as several teams explore post-June 1 opportunities to free up cap space and/or consider their prospects beyond the 2023 season, lots of decisions are being made about individual player value.
Want to help migrants and refugees in L.A. and California? Here are organizations you can support
(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott didn't exactly give California a heads-up before moving 42 migrants, including eight children, from his state to Los Angeles this week.Nevertheless, when the migrants arrived at Union Station, they found organizations ready to help them, including the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
Swedish ultrarunner Ida Nilsson has been a household name in ultra-trail running since her tour de force season of 2016, which saw her win the Transvulcania Ultramarathon, the Mont-Blanc Marathon, the Run the Rut 50k, and The North Face 50 Mile Championships - to name but a few.A lifelong athlete, at that point in her career she had already won two NCAA Division I titles in American collegiate athletics, competed in the European Athletics Championships and the World Athletics Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and competed at ski mountaineering.
Closing arguments were set to begin Wednesday in the bribery trial of a politically connected Chicago businessman accused of arranging to pay off two state legislators in exchange for their assistance pushing legislation beneficial to his sweepstakes gaming machine operation.James T. Weiss, 44, who is the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios, is charged in a superseding indictment filed in October 2020 with bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI.
Image Credit...The New York Times We've all been annoyed by the stomping of our upstairs neighbors, a blaring ambulance that rouses us from sleep, a dog barking while we're on a Zoom call.But could these quotidian sounds ever cross over from merely irritating to actually dangerous?My colleagues have just published a fascinating project exploring how unpleasant noise can take years off your life, a largely unrecognized health threat that's increasing the risk of hypertension, stroke and heart attacks for Americans.
The party started early.Like, 10:30 a.m., still-drinking-lousy-hotel-coffee early.It was late March, a warm and overcast coastal morning, and all I knew of the day's schedule was that Danny McBride, the creator and star of the HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones, planned to swing by with a driver who would take us to an oyster farm, located somewhere among the islands and salt marshes of South Carolina Lowcountry.
Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that
State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later.Citing Slavery Project, Michigan State University This story starts but certainly doesn't end in 19th century Maryland, when John Townshend updated his will.Townshend grew convinced at the end of his life that God would punish him if he did not free the enslaved people he owned and give them all of his property.