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School District and Satanic Temple Reach Agreement Over After School Satan Club

An eastern Pennsylvania school district has reached a settlement with The Satanic Temple in a lawsuit that alleged the district discriminated against students by barring one of the group`s After School Satan clubs from using a school building earlier this …

Virginia School System Says Former Student’s Sex Assault Lawsuit Is a Fraud

Allegations that a northern Virginia seventh-grader was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at her school more than a decade ago were totally fabricated, lawyers for the school system contend in a court filing seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit she …

Columbia University and Hospital Plan $100M Fund for Hadden Sex Abuse Survivors

New York City’s Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) announced a plan that includes a $100 million fund for survivors to address the abuse and trauma inflicted by former gynecologist Robert Hadden. The $100 million survivors’ settlement …

Vassar College Hit With Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Women in Pay, Promotions

Vassar College, founded in 1861 to provide equal education for women, has been hit with a class action suit by female faculty members alleging unfair sex discrimination in compensation, evaluations and promotions of female professors in violation of federal and …

Parents of Maine Teen Who Died on School Hiking Trip File Suit

The parents of a 17-year-old Maine boy who died on a school-sponsored hiking and camping trip are suing the school district and two staff members. The lawsuit contends Michael Strecker had limited access to water while hiking and that his …

Connecticut Sues Nursing School That Closed Abruptly, Leaving Students in Lurch

Connecticut`s attorney general has sued a for-profit nursing school and its owner, alleging they left hundreds of students in the lurch when the school abruptly closed its three campuses in the state in February while reaping millions of dollars in …

Yale Student Can Be Sued for Defamation for Reporting Rape, Court Says

In a decision scrutinizing how colleges investigate sexual assault allegations, Connecticut’s highest court ruled Friday that a former Yale student is not immune from a defamation lawsuit by a fellow student who was exonerated in criminal court after she accused …

New Hampshire House Kills Bill to Make Schools Tell Parents About Transgender Kids

A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House. The bill …

Parents and Schools Face Increase Scrutiny After Shootings

In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger – often a current or former student – is the only one blamed for the crime. But the arrest last week of a mother, whose 6-year-old son shot his teacher, …

Mother Sues Maine School Over Keeping Teen’s Gender Transition Private

A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. It’s the latest lawsuit to pit a parent’s right to …