In this edition of “Why Vaccines Matter,” a private elementary school is experiencing the largest outbreak of chickenpox in the state of North Carolina since the vaccine was introduced twenty-three years ago. To date, at least 36 students at the Asheville Waldorf School in Asheville, N.C. have been diagnosed. The school is home to 152 […]
Education
Idaho Teachers Dress Up as Border Wall/Mexicans and the Ignorance Burns
Halloween always brings out the best in people. If by “best,” I mean “worst.” There’s the blackface. There’s the exploitation of culturally sacred Native American headdresses. And then there’s the group of Idaho teachers who decided it would be a great idea to dress up as a border wall and Mexicans and then TO POST […]
Administrator on Leave for Blaming Dress Code on Girls: “They Pretty Much Ruin Everything”
The assistant principal and athletic director of a high school in Tennessee has been put on administrative leave pending investigation after blaming girls for a school ban on athletic shorts. Yup. He went there. And right about now I’m guessing he really wishes he hadn’t. In a YouTube video addressed to students of Soddy-Daisy High […]
Government Against Rape Victims: Why I Feel Like Crap Today
By Laurie Katz of Laurie’s Life It seems we cannot go online or into the break room without a discussion about rape these days. The accusation against SCOTUS Kavanaugh and the backlash against Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has been gut wrenching. Add in a bit of Devos and you have a recipe for a panic […]
Don’t Be a Jerk. Just Leave the Peanut Butter at Home
By Heather Jones of hmjoneswriter.com It’s 9:00 am and my five-year-old is already on his second peanut butter sandwich of the day. He has gone very few days at home without peanut butter of some kind. Sandwiches. Banana “hot dogs.” Tortilla boats filled with peanut butter and banana. You name it. He is the pickiest […]
My Baby Is Starting Kindergarten and There Are No Mixed Feelings Here
By Heather Jones of hmjoneswriter.com “Does anyone make those chalkboards for the first day of school?” As an admin of a Facebook mommy group, I see this post approximately 12 times a day, starting roughly around, oh, April. This request is only surpassed by recommendation requests for the perfect lunch box, and worries over choosing […]
What I Don’t Miss About School Starting
By Amy Abbott of amyabbottwrites.com I’m guilty of waxing nostalgic about autumn—the smell of campfires, the crunch of leaves underfoot, the sound of the high school band practicing in the distance. Our son graduated from high school 10 years ago, so we’ve had an empty nest for a decade. But there are some situations I […]
School Paints Misogynistic Quote Above Lockers Because Apparently It’s 1905
Oh, America. I guess we shouldn’t really be surprised anymore. I mean, if in 2016 we can elect a racist egomaniac who brags about sexually assaulting women and whose administration attempts to turn back the clock on women’s rights, then stories like this make sense. Sadly. But that doesn’t make them any less despicable. I […]