Parents

Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of ‘Cop City’ protester who was killed by troopers

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ATLANTA — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was shot dead by Georgia state troopers, saying their actions were “objectively reasonable” when they shot pepper balls into the activist’s tent and ultimately fired fatal gunshots after the 26-year-old shot one of the troopers. … Read more

AAP faces pressure over trans youth care, guiding docs to keep parents in the dark about child’s sexual health

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A parental rights advocacy organization is sounding the alarm over the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) support for transgender medical procedures for minors and encouragement of healthcare providers to withhold the sexual health and history of underage patients from parents. The American Parents’ Coalition compiled a “lookout” … Read more

Teachers union boss blasts Melania Trump’s robot pitch: ‘Every parent’s nightmare’

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Randi Weingarten, president of one of America’s most powerful teachers unions, strongly pushed back Thursday on first lady Melania Trump’s comments that humanoid robot teachers could soon become central to children’s education. After appearing with a humanoid robot during an AI education summit Wednesday, Trump said that a humanoid robot educator “will … Read more

Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users

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Walker Montgomery was just 16 when someone pretending to be a teenage girl messaged him through Instagram and seduced him into cybersex. Within hours he was dead. Caught up in a sextortion scheme, the Mississippi teen killed himself. —- EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs … Read more

Parents are refusing routine preventative care for newborns at rising rates, study finds

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One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When you look at a child … Read more

Conservative parents and teachers unions become unlikely allies fighting tech in schools

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Since Moms for Liberty launched in 2021, the conservative activist group has demonized teachers unions as an “education mafia” that parents “cannot trust,” blaming them for school closures in the pandemic and calling educators who offer children LGBTQ-themed books “groomers.” Moms for Liberty has said the unions are “radical,” “don’t care about kids” and “prioritize … Read more

Top conservative group takes parents’ rights fight to Capitol Hill, expected to meet with Mike Johnson

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A top conservative organization advocating parents’ rights is descending on Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with both Republicans and Democrats on the subject of transgender issues and other agenda items. Moms For Liberty is taking its “parents pledge” to Congress, with group members expected … Read more

Scott moves to bypass teachers unions, send federal school funds straight to parents if classrooms close

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Republican Sen. Tim Scott unveiled new legislation Wednesday that he says is aimed at protecting students from learning loss caused by health emergency lockdowns and teachers union strikes. Under the legislation, known as the Kids in Classes Act, local school districts receiving Title I funds … Read more