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WASHINGTON — America’s largest teachers’ union accused Republicans of promoting “racist and transphobic troupes” in teaching materials for an upcoming training program, according to documents obtained by a conservative activist group. The National Education Association is hosting a training from Dec. 2-4 at an undisclosed location called “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice and Transgender Advocacy” aimed at dismantling “strategic racism and transphobia,” the group Defending Education uncovered. The group released information on the training that is targeted for union staff and teams as part of the NEA UniServ and Organizing Training Program 2025–2026. Sessions will be aimed at “dismantling systems of privilege...

FIRST ON FOX: One of the top teachers unions in the country is facing criticism over an upcoming training session that will instruct members on how to go through a gender transition at work, including best practices for using gender pronouns and combating transphobia, while also being provided with literature labeling conservative opposition as "villains." In a document posted on its website, the National Education Association (NEA) announced to its more than 3 million educator members a slate of training programs, including a session named "Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice," scheduled for Dec. 2-4, 2025. The union will also hold an "Advancing...

PASO ROBLES, Calif. (FOX26) — The principal of Paso Robles High School has been arrested for DUI. The Paso Robles Police Department says officers responded to the school campus on Monday after the Paso Robles Police Department's School Resource Officer received a report from Paso Robles Joint Unified School District staff about a possible staff member being under the influence of alcohol. The staff member was identified by the school as Megan Fletcher. Officers say she was found to have driven to the school while under the influence and was arrested for DUI. The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District...

@AndrewKolvet on X: Concerned parents just sent us this image of what’s believed to be teachers in @vailschools. in Tuscon, Arizona mocking Charlie’s murder with costumes that read “Problem Solved” and blood down the left side of their shirts. Teachers at Cienega High School in Arizona’s Vail School District have sparked national outrage after dressing up in Halloween costumes that appeared to mock the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk. Photos circulating online show several teachers wearing white shirts splattered with red stains over the left side—the same area where Kirk was fatally shot in September—along with the phrase “Problem...

Even as congressional Democrats hang tough on their demands for an Obamacare subsidy extension deal before they’ll agree to a reopening of the federal government, one of their most conspicuous allies in this standoff, the American Federation of Government Employees, has asked them to call it all off. AFGE is the largest federal employee union, representing approximately 820,000 workers across many agencies. This is not the first time AFGE has called for an end to the government shutdown, but it is the first time the union has backed the approved GOP avenue for getting out of the mess: a “clean...

Teachers across the country are still being fired for celebrating charlie kirk's death.

Nicholas Roske, 26, is from Simi Valley, California. A LinkedIn page in the name of Nicholas Roske of Simi Valley says that he worked as an office manager at a pest control company. A criminal complaint accuses Roske of “attempts to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder a United States Judge, to wit: a current Justice of the United States Supreme Court.” It outlines a number of items he’s accused of bringing with him to Kavanaugh’s neighborhood, including duct tape, zip ties, and a pistol. The suspect also goes by the names Nicholas Roske and Nick...

Conservatives have been successfully calling on teachers to be fired for justifying Charlie Kirk's murder A conservative political action committee launched an effort to expose teachers across the country justifying Charlie Kirk’s assassination online and is pushing back on claims from the left that conservatives are being hypocritical about free speech. Stefano Forte, executive director of 1776 Project PAC, spoke to Fox News digital about the new form live on the organization’s website where users can flag teachers and administrators who have justified Kirk’s killing online, a form he says has already yielded an "endless stream of tips." "Many people...

They hate you and think your normal American beliefs are "fascist." Case in point: A group of adults on Facebook who infiltrated group chats and coordinated to destroy students for wanting to start a Turning Point USA chapter in the Spring Branch school district at Stratford High School in Houston. https://x.com/M4LHarris/status/1968756309609570494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1968756309609570494%7Ctwgr%5E0a7fa75bf619ab6bee9ae31b8cc4ad343b452139%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Ftexas-ag-to-investigate-facebook-group-that-doxxed-kids-who-want-to-start-tpusa-chapter-at-their-school Here is the part where they name the students/teachers who want to start the TPUSA chapter (names redacted): The group claims, in direct contradiction to the FBI, the governor of Utah, District Attorney Jeffrey Grey, the accused shooter's own family, and the accused shooter's own messages, that the suspect...

The number of public school employees who celebrated the political assassination of Christian and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has reached such a high level that teachers’ unions are now tracking Kirk’s supporters and preparing to coordinate the legal defense for teachers whose jobs are now in jeopardy. An internal union email obtained by the Maine Wire shows the National Education Association (NEA) has told its members that it’s monitoring supporters of the slain conservative activist and is preparing legal and communications defenses for school teachers who publicly celebrated his assassination.The email, sent by the head of the NEA’s Portland Education...

NEW: The man who shot up the ABC affiliate in Sacramento following the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, has been identified as Anibal Hernandez-Santana. An X account that appears to belong to Hernandez-Santana is full of anti-Trump posts, as reported by Variety. The man, 64, previously worked as a legislative director for the California Federation of Teachers, the outlet reported. “The authoritarian oligarchy is now complete. CBS+ caving, big law firms in DC, the subservients FBI and AG, university presidents stepping down, fan boys SCOTUS, public radio, ICE goons. We are going to have to ‘fight like hell’…” the account that...

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on school districts not to punish educators who have reacted positively to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. MTA President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy are urging districts and public colleges and universities to be “partners with unions in the fight to defend educators from bullying and harassment and to protect their rights."

Teachers, professors, and faculty members fired from their jobs for making nasty comments over Charlie Kirk's death. These teachers are really nasty evil creatures. They have no business teaching anybody. Good thing they've been sacked.

The Lynnwood Times has received a report of local Kamiak High School staff members and a teacher allegedly pleased with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. If you are a student, educator, parent, or witness to any school staff, teachers or administrators condoning political violence, contact us directly at 425-931-1374. We will be following up with the Mukilteo School District on this matter. Below is the snapshot sent to us by a concerned resident and parent listed the following Kamiak High School staff liking the post: Reese Casson - Kamiak High School Office Assistant Simone Buell - Kamiak High School Office...

The evil that has long plagued our education system runs deep and requires much more than a few firing sprees every once in an assassination.If you’re looking for evidence that the country is controlled by large swaths of morally bankrupt Americans, scroll no further than your town’s teachers’ social media accounts, which were inundated this past week with celebrations of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and calls for more violence against Christians and conservatives. The outpouring of support for the act of extremism did not come from teachers of one particular state, school district, or even subject. In fact, the incendiary response...

Florida DOE announce investigations into all teachers who celebrate Charlie Kirk's assassination The Florida Department of Education will investigate public school teachers who celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the agency said Thursday. In a letter to school superintendents across the state, Florida DOE Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said he would initiate a probe into every teacher who engages in "this vile, sanctionable behavior." "Although educators have First Amendments rights, these rights do not extend without limit into their professional duties," the letter states. "If an educator's conduct causes a student to his or her family to feel unwelcome or unwilling...

Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which opponents decry as a “MAGA loyalty test.” Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s public schools superintendent, said Monday that any teacher coming from the two blue states will be required to pass an assessment exam administered by PragerU, an Oklahoma-based conservative nonprofit, before getting a state certification. “As long as I am superintendent, Oklahoma classrooms will be safeguarded from the radical leftist ideology fostered in places like California...

The furious wife of a philandering Staten Island principal blew the whistle on her husband’s affair with a younger teacher at his school, where he helped his lover win tenure... Principal Anthony Cosentino, 43, engaged in a “consensual sexual relationship” with the married staffer, Jacqueline Sinodinos, 28, the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools found in a newly released report accusing him of possibly violating the city’s conflict-of-interest rules. The scandal broke up two marriages. Both Cosentino’s wife and Sinodinos’ husband filed for divorce. .... Cosentino, 43 .. remained on the DOE payroll making $187,632 despite what SCI Anastasia...

Overview: The Oklahoma State Department of Education is introducing a new initiative to assess educators in U.S. Civics, Constitutional Principles, American History, and the biological differences between boys and girls. The Oklahoma State Department of Education is introducing a new initiative to assess educators who are relocating to the state from other states with ” progressive education policies”. According to State Superintendent Ryan Walters, the assessment will evaluate teachers’ knowledge in areas such as U.S. Civics, Constitutional Principles, American History, and the biological differences between boys and girls.” The initiative is the latest in Walters’ push to implement education policies...

Oklahoma is taking a bold step to preserve educational integrity and curb the growing threat of left-wing indoctrination in schools. The state’s Superintendent, Ryan Walters, announced this week that Oklahoma will become the first state to require teachers relocating from liberal-leaning states to pass a new certification test that ensures they align with Oklahoma’s curriculum standards. In a statement, Walters emphasized that the state’s new approach is designed to weed out any “woke” influences and prevent leftist ideologies from infiltrating Oklahoma’s classrooms. He explained that the new test, developed in collaboration with conservative think tank PragerU, will focus on fundamental...