The University of Edinburgh in Scotland has urged its students to report “misinformation” after one of its teachers was accused of spreading false Russian narratives. According to The Times and the BBC, while stating that it was committed to freedom of expression and creating a “safe space for staff and …
Read More »‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill requires students to be ‘outed’
A Florida bill barring educators from discussing topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity has gained an amendment that would require school staff like teachers or counselors to inform parents within six weeks of their child’s sexual orientation if they learn a student is not straight. The bill has …
Read More »Students sue school over book banning
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two young students against the Wentzville School Board in St. Louis, Missouri, claiming they violated civil rights by banning a handful of books from school libraries. The students in question were not identified as they are minors, …
Read More »Preschool stages BLM march for young students (VIDEO)
A school in Washington, DC has provoked controversy online by posting a video of its kindergarten students marching with ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs and chanting slogans in support of the cause. The clip, which was uploaded on Lowell School’s official Instagram page on Saturday, featured more than a dozen kids …
Read More »Professor stripped of contact with students over pro-child sex remarks
A New York college professor who made remarks in favor of sex between adults and young children has been stripped of contact with students and banned from campus as the college’s investigation continues. The State University of New York at Fredonia (SUNY Fredonia) launched an investigation this week after video …
Read More »Professor tells ‘vectors of disease’ students to not come to class
Ferris State University in Michigan has placed Professor Barry Mehler on leave, after the founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Academic Racism posted a profanity-laced video as introduction to a course. “I was shocked and appalled by this video,” FSU President David Eisler told local news …
Read More »3 students killed in Michigan school shooting
“We have one suspected shooter in custody along with a handgun,” Oakland County undersheriff Mike McCabe said on Tuesday. Police believe the suspect acted alone in the attack at Oxford High School, and used only one weapon. He surrendered to deputies without further incident. The FBI is assisting local law …
Read More »Students killed in Kosovo bus shooting
A bus driver and two passengers were killed on Friday when unknown assailants attacked the bus they were traveling on in the ethnic Albanian-majority village of Glodjane in the municipality of Decani, localnews site Koha reported. Besnik Ibraj, Chief of Emergency in the nearby city of Pec, confirmed three deaths, while …
Read More »Phrase ‘trigger warning’ is too triggering for students, university says
The phrase “trigger warning” itself has become a provocative term, the university confirmed to the Daily Mail on Sunday, announcing it had relegated the phrase to the dustbin of university history and replacing it with “content notes.” Such ‘notes’ varied in content, but were generally described as being necessary because …
Read More »Training sex worker students is an abuse of a university’s academic legitimacy
As euphemisms go, ‘sex worker’ is right up there with ‘collateral damage,’ ‘alternative facts’ and having a ‘number two’ – such is the detachment the phrase has from the reality it masks. On the one hand, ‘sex worker’ conjures up fantasies of hot, high-end, happy Hollywood hookers a la Julie …
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