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It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Never mind
"It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" is now "inappropriate" for children.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 24, 20251 min read
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When speech is violence and violence is resistance ...
An increasing number of college students -- on the left and right -- think violence is justified to silence offensive ideas.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 11, 20252 min read
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Unsafe spaces: Throw rocks at the teacher, get 'Tiger tokens'
A student who threw rocks was rewarded when he stopped, says teacher. There were no consequences for him or "Tiger Tokens" for students whose learning was disrupted.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 25, 20253 min read
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School safety is top reason parents use choice to leave public schools
Bullying is the primary reason parents use choice programs to flee public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 18, 20252 min read
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Teachers back tougher discipline, violent students out of classrooms
Half of Colorado teachers say they've been injured by a student. A report calls for creating alternative spaces for disruptive and violent students.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 24, 20252 min read
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They, the jury: It's a crime, but not a hate crime
A jury convicted a man of hitting a boy, but not of a hate crime, despite the use of a homophobic slur.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 25, 20254 min read
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Chaos: Is ADHD an excuse for punching classmate and a teacher?
Special-ed rules make it hard to suspend students for fighting, if parents know their rights.

Joanne Jacobs
May 22, 20253 min read
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UK schools will show 'Adolescence' to warn teens about toxic 'manosphere'
British schools may show Netflix's "Adolescence" to warn students about online misogyny and "incel culture."

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 4, 20252 min read
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Why teachers are stressed: Student misbehavior is #1 complaint
Student misbehavior is the "number one cause of job-related stress in teachers," reports Matt Lincoln for CBS12 in Palm Beach County,...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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A rifle for Christmas: Are parents responsible for their kids' crimes?
He'd left his alcoholic, drug-addicted wife, taking custody of his teenage son. His son was bullied in middle school, then accused of...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Worried parents may push back on 'phone-free schools'
The phone-free schools movement is spreading: South Carolina just became the latest state to restrict cellphones in school. Students will...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Bullying, violence are up: 1 in 10 teens are afraid to go to school, says CDC
Teens aren't quite as sad or suicidal as they were in 2021, reports the CDC, but violence, bullying and school avoidance are up.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Let's stop terrifying children
New York state will ban "active shooter drills" with actors playing shooters and victims, reports Shayla Colon in the New York Times. ...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Teachers' unions are soft on student behavior: Is this what teachers want?
Teachers' unions want "all the things," said National Education President Becky Pringle at the annual convention. Why isn't one of those...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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'Teachers don't want combat pay,' they want an end to combat
Raising teacher pay won't raise student achievement or keep teachers from quitting if working conditions are bad.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Teachers are fed up with student misbehavior, classroom chaos
The "new normal" of student behavior -- a toxic mix of disrespect, disruption, violence and apathy -- is driving teachers to despair,...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Portland will consider race, gender to 'support' disruptive students
Portland (OR) schools will design "support plans" for disruptive students that consider trauma, race, gender identity/presentation and...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 7, 20232 min read
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Unsafe: Schools in high-crime communities try to cope with violence
It's all on video: A mob of teenagers punches and kicks a 17-year-old boy in an alley near his Las Vegas high school. Jonathan Lewis,...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 18, 20233 min read
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Both sides: Schools try to create a 'safe space' to 'process' attack on Israel
I feel for teachers who feel obliged to discuss Hamas' terror attack on Israel with their students. How do you talk about terrorists...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Sympathy for the disruptor
A student walks into class 10 minutes late and yells, "What's up, bitches?" What's a teacher to do? To cope with a rising tide of student...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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