Wednesday, October 1, 2014


Student 'intimidated' into reciting Pledge of Allegiance gets apology 
[Los Angeles Times, 10/1/14]
Compelling an atheist high school student to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance against his will was a mistake rooted in ignorance of his 1st Amendment protections, a misperception that apparently existed throughout the Oak Park Unified School District, the superintendent said.

Fremont teacher slapped boy over test, family alleges in suit 
]San Francisco Chronicle, 10/1/14]
The family of a 9-year-old boy allegedly slapped by a Fremont schoolteacher during a math test filed a lawsuit against the teacher and the district Tuesday.

Brown wraps up ed bills, leaves some heads shaking [Cabinet Report, 9/30/14]: Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have made kindergarten mandatory while at the same time signing one intended to show the overwhelming boost that optional year gives kids headed to first grade. 

After Decades of Action, Supreme Court Cools on School Cases [School Law Blog, 9/30/14]: Justice Robert H. Jackson famously warned in 1948 that the U.S. Supreme Court should not become "a super board of education for every school district in the nation."
Check out this graphic from the article:

Governor signs bill requiring annual child abuse reporting training [CC Times, 10/1/14]: Spurred by more than two years of this newspaper's reports on school employees failing to properly report child abuse, Assembly Bill 1432 will change state law from "strongly encouraging" training to making it mandatory within the first six weeks of each year for certificated and classified workers. 

Brown wraps up ed bills, leaves some heads shaking [Cabinet Report, 9/30/14]: Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have made kindergarten mandatory while at the same time signing one intended to show the overwhelming boost that optional year gives kids headed to first grade. 

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