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Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week, Washington House Republicans are seeking answers from the state’s top public schools official on policies related to gender identity and parental rights. On Monday, the high court sided against California in a case involving the state’s ban on public schools disclosing students’ gender identity information to their […]

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have created a specialty license plate in honor of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at a college campus in Utah last year.  “Charlie Kirk’s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence,” Hobbs wrote in her veto letter. […]

Community colleges are spending millions on AI-powered chatbots that students say often give inaccurate answers. Many might see upgrades this year.

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ویدیوی منتسب به انفجارهای غرب تهران در سمت فرودگاه مهرآباد تهران شنبه ۱۶ اسفند - منبع وحیدآنلاین

ویدیوی منتسب به انفجار مهیب در «نازی‌ آباد» تهران شنبه ۱۶ اسفند - منبع وحید آنلاین

In Alaska, a suspended driver’s license will stay suspended unless a driver takes steps to reactivate it, the Alaska Court of Appeals ruled this week. In an opinion published Friday, the court upheld the conviction of a Southcentral Alaska woman for driving with a revoked license. Attorneys representing Kasey Malay had argued that under the […]

ویدیوی منتسب به حمله به فرودگاه مهرآباد تهران و آتش‌سوزی عمده، شنبه ۱۶ اسفند - منبع وحید آنلاین

Officials say the first few meetings drew larger crowds than expected, prompting them to look for bigger venues so residents can fully participate.

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(The Center Square) – Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes says that any police officer who violates the city’s new policy requiring documentation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, including video recording, will be subject to disciplinary proceedings. “This would be a violation of our policy, a violation of the law,” Barnes told the Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy on Thursday. “They could be placed on administrative leave per the [Seattle Police Officers Guild] collective bargaining agreement.” Barnes said what would happen to the officer ultimately would be based on a recommendation by the city Office of Police Accountability. He said he would offer an officer the chance to talk to him before making a final decision on any permanent discipline. Barnes has the power to fire police officers. The chief’s testimony to the committee comes after the city council’s Tuesday approved a plan requiring the police department to document evidence of potentially unlawful acts by ICE agents during enforcement actions. The city council’s action follows an executive order by Seattle Mayor Katie Williams on Jan. 29 directing police to follow a set protocols regarding any ICE enforcement actions that may take place in the city. Under the policy, police officers arriving on the scene of any federal enforcement action must start the video on their in-car and body-worn video cameras, in addition to asking for identification from ICE agents to assure they are not impersonating law enforcement agents as part of gathering evidence for possible transmission to prosecutors. A spokeswoman for ICE declined to comment on the police chief’s statements. But she repeated a statement made to The Center Square on Feb. 27 that the it will “not tolerate the obstruction of law efforts to enforce federal law enforcement policy.” The spokeswoman noted that federal officials have sued several jurisdictions over their lack of cooperation with ICE. The city’s new policy also calls for the installation of more than 650 signs prohibiting ICE staging and enforcement actions on city property. Kent Loux, the new president of the Seattle Police Officer's Guild, did not respond to an email seeking comment. But former president Mike Solan criticized Wilson’s executive order on X the day after she issued it. Barnes told the committee that the expectation of Seattle police officers after they arrive at the scene of an immigration enforcement action involves four things: "peacekeeping, de-escalation, rendering medical care, and documenting the incident." He said while the city does not approve of ICE enforcement actions, Seattle has no power to stop them. The chief said he expects his officers to do what has been his mantra during his long career – “to do the right thing at the right time.”

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.The U.S. Supreme Court’s Mirabelli v. Bonta ruling casts doubt on the legality of school district policies that aim to protect transgender students’ privacy.But even though the majority of justices sided with California parents who said those policies led schools to withhold important information about their children’s gender identity, the practical impact of their ruling is less straightforward amid a shifting legal landscape for trans rights.In Mirabelli v. Bonta, teachers and parents challenged a California law that required schools to use students’ preferred names and pronouns and to not disclose students’ transgender identity — including to parents — without the student’s consent. A U.S. District Court judge sided with the parents and teachers and ordered California to revise its guidance to school districts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit put that decision on hold, leaving California’s law in place while the lawsuit played out. The Supreme Court intervened before the appeals court could more closely consider the case, with the conservative majority finding that the parents were likely to succeed on the merits. As an emergency ruling on the so-called shadow docket, Mirabelli doesn’t create binding precedent but gives a strong indication of how judges view the issue.Conservatives hailed the 6-3 decision as a victory for parental rights that puts school districts on notice. A database maintained by the conservative parent group Defending Education identified more than 1,000 school districts nationwide with policies that limit parental notification about children and their gender identity.“If you have been socially transitioning children at school without their parents’ knowledge, the Supreme Court of the United States has now told you in no uncertain terms: that is unconstitutional,” Paul Jonna, special counsel at the Thomas More Society, a conservative religious public interest law firm representing the California parents and teachers, said in a statement. “Get your policies into compliance immediately.”But while the decision seems to say clearly that schools can’t withhold information from parents, the ruling doesn’t clarify under what exact circumstances they have to reach out, said University of South Carolina law professor Derek Black.A narrow reading of the ruling could be that schools need to respond honestly to parent questions, but don’t have an obligation “to get on the phone and say, ‘Hey, did you know that Jane is going by John now?’” Black said. “That would be kind of absurd actually because the parents may very well know.”Advocates for transgender youth, meanwhile, worry that some students will lose their only safe haven. President Donald Trump has asserted through executive orders that there are only two sexes and that people cannot change their gender. His administration has investigated school districts over inclusive policies and threatened to withhold funds from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors. Mo Turner, director of policy and advocacy for Glisten, a group that focuses on making education safe for LGBTQ youth, sees “a steady march towards trying to create a U.S. where trans folk don’t exist.”“We are creating a harmful environment when we see school districts asked to forcibly out students, when we ask folks to chip away at the little pieces of independence that our youth are getting, as they try to figure out who they are,” Turner said.When must schools notify parents about gender identity changes? Last year’s Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor gave parents the right to opt their children out of lessons that violate their religious beliefs. But even before that, legal precedent going back to Pierce v. Society of Sisters and Wisconsin v. Yoder generally supported parents’ rights, Black said. Those constitutional issues are distinct from political questions or policy preferences, he said, even if the outcome presents a “tough pill to swallow” for some. “Parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children,” he said. “I’m not saying every parent is going to get it right, but if you have to choose between the state, the school, and the parent, it’s going to be the parent every time.” One exception, Black noted, was the 2024 U.S. v. Skrmetti decision, which upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors and disregarded the rights of parents who supported their children’s transitions.Indiana, Tennessee, and four other states have laws that require schools to notify parents when a student wants to go by a different name or change their gender presentation at school, according to the Movement Advancement Project. But on the ground, school district policies can be inconsistent, Chalkbeat reporting found. And the Supreme Court did not address what actions should prompt schools to proactively inform parents. Does that obligation kick in when a student informs adults at school about a new name or pronouns? Or if teachers notice that a student’s friends address them differently? “The implications for enforcement are so complex and almost impossible to comprehend in terms of how it will be operationalized on a day-to-day basis,” said Shelby Chestnut, executive director of the Transgender Law Center. Asked if the state would be issuing new guidance for school districts, the California Department of Education said only that it does not comment on pending litigation.Meanwhile, a spokesperson for California Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office is “disappointed” in the ruling but declined to say whether they would continue to defend California’s law in court.“We remain committed to ensuring a safe, welcoming school environment for all students while respecting the crucial role parents play in students’ lives,” the statement said. Where do parental rights begin and end?Social conservatives and the Trump administration have accused schools for years of facilitating children’s gender transitions. Most often, this refers to schools using children’s preferred names and pronouns as part of a process of social transition. Such accusations touch on highly sensitive and disputed questions of parental rights and the role of schools and educators in children’s lives. Sometimes children or teens ask to go by a different name or gender identity at school and ask trusted teachers not to tell their parents because they fear their parents will respond negatively. Schools might continue to use a student’s legal name and gender in communications with parents.These decisions can have high stakes for everyone involved. One set of parents in Mirabelli said they did not know their child identified as a different gender until they were hospitalized for a suicide attempt. At the same time, between 20% and 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, with many reporting that parental rejection and abuse contributed to them leaving home. Black said policies that treat parental involvement as the default and carve out clearly defined safety exemptions might withstand legal scrutiny better than those that tightly limit disclosure. Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, wrote in a blog post that the decision was “a quiet victory for public schools and teachers.” “Teachers do their best work when aligned with families, not forced to participate in secrecy regimes that invite suspicion,” he wrote.Absent from Mirabelli was any consideration of students’ rights or agency. In an unrelated Colorado case, a U.S. District Court judge rejected the parents’ claim that district policies limiting disclosure had harmed them. “The District is not the decision maker at issue: the student is,” the judge wrote.These and other legal questions could get more consideration if the Supreme Court takes up any of the several dozen cases working their way up through the lower courts. Like Mahmoud before it, Mirabelli raises other questions about where parental rights begin and end, and whether it matters if parents’ claims are grounded in religious belief. Many states allow teenagers younger than 18 to consent to mental health treatment, medical care, working during school hours, sex, and even marriage without parental permission.Writing in Vox, Ian Millhiser said the decision’s description of parental rights was so broad that it could require schools to report students to their parents if they dated a classmate, ate non-kosher food, or removed their hijab after arriving on school grounds.The Education Department, meanwhile, has ongoing investigations into California and Maine based on accusations they violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which lays out students’ privacy rights in school and also gives parents access to students’ educational records, by withholding information. Conservative advocacy groups have filed civil rights complaints that make similar claims.FERPA requires schools to share written records, such as a formal gender support plan, with parents, but experts question whether it requires proactive disclosure. The administration could draw on Mirabelli to bolster its pursuit of these claims, but on its own, the decision doesn’t change the law. Erica Meltzer is Chalkbeat’s national editor based in Colorado. Contact Erica at emeltzer@chalkbeat.org.

دۆناڵد ترامپ سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا ڕۆژی هەینی لە حەوتەمین ڕۆژی شەڕی ئەمەریکا لەگەڵ ئێران، ڕایگەیاند کۆمپانیا گەورەکانی بەرگری ئەمەریکا ڕێککەوتوون لەسەر ئەوەی بەرهەمهێنانی چەکی پێشکەوتوو چوار هێندە زیاد بکەن. سەرۆک ترامپ لە پەیامێکدا لە تۆڕی کۆمەڵایەتی تروث نووسیویەتی, "گەورەترین کۆمپانیاکانی بەرگری ئەمەریکا" ڕێککەوتوون لەسەر چوار هێندە بەرهەمهێنانی "چەکی ئاست بەرز" کە ئاماژەیە بۆ ئامێرە سەربازییە پێشکەوتووەکان. سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا هەروەها وتی وڵاتەکە "کۆمەڵێکی بێسنوور" لە چەکی ئاست نزمی هەیە کە...

LAWRENCE — Kansans won’t know until at least Tuesday if a judge will delay implementation of the state’s new “bathroom law,” but a concession by Attorney General Kris Kobach means key components of the law can be delayed until March 26. Douglas County District Judge James McCabria heard arguments Friday about Senate Bill 244, the […]

ویدیوی منتسب به حمله به «پایگاه یکم شکاری» مهرآباد و سوختن یک هواپیما، تهران شنبه ۱۶ اسفند - منبع وحید آنلاین

Tiempo de lectura: 2 minutosDos memoriales fueron entregados por autoridades indígenas en el Congreso y a la Comisión de Postulación para fiscal general en el Palacio de Justicia del Organismo Judicial.  Por Simón Antonio Ramón  Diferentes delegaciones de pueblos indígenas en Guatemala presentaron al Congreso y a la comisión de postulación para fiscal general del Ministerio Público (MP) su ... Read more

ویدیو منتسب به انفجارهای ناشی از حمله به فرودگاه مهرآباد در تهران - بامداد شنبه ۱۶ اسفند

Hamza Walker is director of The Brick and co-curator of the MONUMENTS exhibit. Previously, Walker served as associate curator/director of education at the Renaissance Society, a non-collecting museum of contemporary art on the University of Chicago campus. The post The Brick Director Hamza Walker appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.

Ciente da importância estratégica de sua existência, Israel continua seu ecocídio na Palestina, atacando um de seus bens mais preciosos em Hebron: o Banco de Sementes da União dos Comitês de Trabalho Agrícola. A organização global Via Campesina informou sobre os ataques e danos sofridos por este espaço, onde estavam armazenadas mais de 70 variedades […] Fonte

Elizabeth Larison is the director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship, a member and co-curator at Don’t Delete Art, and a writer and curator. The post National Coalition Against Censorship’s Elizabeth Larison appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.