UVA Tells Students Where They Can and Cannot Go Due to COVID-19
By Chloe Sparwath The University of Virginia placed “difficult” restrictions on students after a spike of COVID-19 cases within the university community. The restrictions stated…
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LA Schools To Launch Microsoft COVID-Tracking App So Children Can Attend Classes
By Tyler Durden The Los Angeles school district is launching a Microsoft-developed a COVID-tracking app for children, which allows students to schedule and view the…
TechSafeSchools Project Aims to Make Education Safer for Students
By B.N. Frank Wireless devices (activity trackers, cell phones, laptops (see 1, 2, 3), utility “Smart” meters, etc.) emit harmful electromagnetic radiation. For many years,…
COVID Aid Bill Would Pay Federal Employees $1400 a Week if Kids Are Out of School
By Jon Miltimore With thousands of schools still closed or partially closed across the country, millions of American families are struggling to find work-life balance…
U. Illinois Implements “Pass COVID/No Pass COVID” Grading Scale to “help ease the stress”
By Addison Pummill The University of Illinois University Senate voted to implement a more lenient grading policy for the Spring 2021 semester, despite the pandemic…
Legislation to Keep Pesticides Away from Schools, Classrooms, Community Parks, and Playgrounds
By B.N. Frank Concerns about pesticides are not going away. Earlier this year, the Beyond Pesticides organization updated their research database and also introduced their…
EFF to First Circuit: Schools Should Not Be Policing Students’ Weekend Snapchat Posts
By Naomi Gilens EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging the court to hold that under the…
China Joins Other Countries Banning Smartphones in Schools and For Doing Homework
By B.N. Frank Steps are being taken worldwide to reduce children’s use and exposure to smartphones due concerns about screen addiction as well as exposure…
As Schools Reopen Amid COVID, Kids Forced to Kneel for Hours, Get No Recess, No Art and No PE
By Matt Agorist “It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of education have not yet entirely strangled the holy…
Parents Shocked as Armed Cops Show Up at Their Homes to Talk About Kids’ Grades
By Matt Agorist St. Louis County, MO — Over the last decade, TFTP has been reporting on the encroachment of the police state into the…
More American School Districts Providing Unsafe WiFi Hotspots for Remote Student Learning
By B.N. Frank The U.S. government knew decades ago that exposure to cell phone and wireless “WiFi” radiation was harmful. American Academy of Pediatrics and…
Police Keep Secret List of Kids with Bad Grades Labeling Them “Potential Criminals”
By Matt Agorist Pasco County, FL — In the ostensible land of the free, we are told that all people are presumed innocent until proven…
12,000 NYC Students Banned From School For Not Consenting To Random Covid Testing
By Tyler Durden Today in “how far can your rights be infringed upon before people start to push back” news… About 12,000 New York City…
Signed by the Governor: New York Puts Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools
By Michael Maharrey Today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill placing a temporary moratorium on facial recognition technology in the state’s schools. The…