KILLEEN, Texas – First, an Oregon school urged staff not to put up Santa decorations. Now, a Texas principal has ordered a staff member to remove a Charlie Brown Christmas display. The latest crazy holiday controversy involves Charles E. Patterson ...
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Homeschool Families Targeted In District’s ‘Operation Round Up’
A public school official in Florida has urged citizens to fight truancy by reporting any children they suspect might not be in school or being educated — including homeschool families. It is all part of an “anti-truancy” initiative called Operation Round ...
Read More »Mom Follows Doctor’s Advice, And Loses Custody Of Son Because Of It
An unidentified mother in Mississippi lost custody of her 12-year-old son last month because she withdrew him from public school on doctor’s advice. Police actually came to the woman’s home and seized the boy away before the family was reconciled. ...
Read More »How To Raise A Family Of 6 In A $1,000 School Bus
Off-grid living has many shapes and forms, but living on a 1970 converted school bus generally isn’t one of them. Yet one American family is doing exactly that, and on this week’s encore presentation of Off The Grid Radio, we talk ...
Read More »8 Ways To Homeschool AND Homestead Without Going Absolutely Bonkers
If you live in a homestead and try to homeschool your kids, then doing so may be one of the most challenging tasks you have to face every day. On top of gardening, food preservation, animal care, mucking, cooking ...
Read More »Outrageous: Student Goes Fishing, Leaves Knife In Car, And Gets Arrested?
Zero tolerance run amok almost destroyed the lives of two high school students in Escondido, California. Brandon Cappelletti, 18, and Sam Serrato, 16, faced expulsion from school and criminal charges because security guards found knives used for fishing and other ...
Read More »Parents Fined $1,350 For Pulling Grieving Kids Out Of School
Taking kids out of school – even if it’s related to the death of a relative — can cost a fortune if you live in the United Kingdom. Kerry and Richard Bowering were fined $1,350 (£950) for taking their three ...
Read More »School Bans Star Wars Shirts Because Of Anti-Gun Policy
Even pictures of fantasy weapons are banned under some schools’ zero-tolerance policies. A seventh grader in Texas was told to cover up a T-shirt because it had a picture of a Star Wars stormtrooper with a laser gun on it. ...
Read More »A CPS Worker In Every School To Monitor Your Kids? It’s Happening
There’s a new addition at some upstate New York schools that may make many parents uneasy. Workers from Erie County Child Protective Services (CPS) will have a physical presence in each school, monitoring children every week. “So, instead of having ...
Read More »DHS Pressures Small Town Library To Shut Down LEGAL Browser
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pressuring a small town library to stop using a popular secure Internet browser. DHS asked local police and city officials to tell the Kilton Public Library in Lebanon, New Hampshire, to stop ...
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