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☆ Theories on Race, Gender and Sexuality Are Pivotal Issues in U.S. School Board Elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
URBANA, Md.—Three conservative school board candidates have been knocking on doors and going to parades in Frederick County, Md., in the run-up to the midterms, campaigning with a message that they will curb what they say is the injection of misguided ideas about gender, sexuality and race in classroom instruction in the politically purple region. The group, calling itself Education Not Indoctrination and backed by a political-action committee pumping money into similar efforts around the U.S., will square off in Tuesday’s election against a four-candidate slate supported by teachers unions, in a contest that both sides say carries high stakes for the school district’s more than 45,000 students.
☆ Halloween Parades Get Canceled in Schools, and Parents Boo
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
For decades, Halloween meant a parade day in the Lower Merion School District near Philadelphia. Elementary-school students, temporarily transformed into unicorns, tigers, jockeys, witches, princesses and much else, would march around outside, as parents waved, cheered and snapped pictures. But the Covid-19 pandemic brought a two-year halt to the events, and this year officials in the affluent district have again shelved the parades at the six elementary schools, citing concerns about inclusivity and student safety.
☆ Pennsylvania Republicans Launch Bid to Impeach Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner , saying the twice-elected prosecutor should be removed from office because his progressive policies have fueled record levels of violent crime in the country’s sixth-most populous city. Mr. Krasner, one of several so-called “progressive prosecutors” who have taken office in recent years, decried the filing in a series of Twitter posts. The move is “devastating to democracy, and it shows how far toward fascism the Republican party is creeping. These Republicans divest from communities and then grandstand about crime for political gain,” he said in a tweet.
☆ Pennsylvania Republicans Launch Bid to Impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives filed articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner , saying the twice-elected prosecutor should be removed from office because his progressive policies have fueled record levels of violent crime in the country’s sixth-most populous city. Mr. Krasner decried the filing in a series of Twitter posts. The move is “devastating to democracy, and it shows how far toward fascism the Republican party is creeping. These Republicans divest from communities and then grandstand about crime for political gain,” he said in a tweet.
☆ St. Louis School Shooting Leaves at Least Two Dead
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Students stand in a parking lot Monday near the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School after a reported shooting at the school in St. Louis. A woman and a teenage girl were fatally shot Monday morning at a St. Louis high school, and the shooter died in an exchange of gunfire with responding police officers, authorities said. Eight people, including the gunman, were taken to the hospital, St. Louis Interim Police Commissioner Michael Sack said. He said the injuries included gunshot and shrapnel wounds. He didn’t provide the conditions of any of those who were nonfatally injured.
☆ Two Victims, Gunman Dead After St. Louis School Shooting
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
A 61-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were fatally shot Monday morning inside a St. Louis high school, and the suspected shooter died in an exchange of gunfire with responding police officers, authorities said. Four teenagers sustained nonfatal gunshot injuries or graze wounds and were in stable condition, St. Louis Interim Police Commissioner Michael Sack said at a news conference Monday evening. Two other teens had abrasions, and one had a broken ankle, he said. He didn’t name either of the deceased victims or describe their connection to the two schools that share the campus where the shooting occurred.
☆ Raleigh, N.C., Shooting Suspect Identified as 15-Year-Old Male
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Police said a 15-year-old male is suspected of carrying out Thursday’s mass shooting in Raleigh, N.C., and said he was hospitalized Friday morning in critical condition. Authorities on Friday also identified the five people who were killed, who ranged in age from 16 to 52 years old and included a 29-year-old off-duty Raleigh police officer fatally shot while on his way to work. Two other people were injured, and one remains hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
☆ Raleigh Shooting: Gunman Kills Five in North Carolina, Including Off-Duty Police Officer
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Scott Calvert | Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
An armed juvenile killed at least five people, including an off-duty police officer, in a mass shooting Thursday evening in Raleigh, N.C., before being taken into custody by police, city officials said. “This is a sad and tragic day for the city of Raleigh,” Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said at an evening news conference.
☆ Raleigh, N.C., Shooting Victims Include Teen Brother of Suspect
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Scott Calvert | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The 15-year-old male suspected of carrying out Thursday’s mass shooting in Raleigh, N.C., took the life of his 16-year-old brother along with four other people, according to a law-enforcement official and a person familiar with the matter. The suspect was hospitalized in critical condition, police said Friday. Authorities haven’t released his name or provided further details about his medical condition. They identified the 16-year-old victim as James Roger Thompson , and the Wake County Public School System said he attended 11th grade at Knightdale High School.
☆ At Least Five Killed in Raleigh, N.C., Mass Shooting; Suspect in Custody
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Scott Calvert | Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
An armed juvenile killed at least five people, including an off-duty police officer, in a mass shooting Thursday evening in Raleigh, N.C., before being taken into custody by police, city officials said. “This is a sad and tragic day for the city of Raleigh,” Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said at an evening news conference.
☆ Welcome to the World’s Oddest Pot Party, Thrown by the Local Police
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Scott Calvert | Photographs Ting Shen For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Welcome to the World’s Oddest Pot Party, Thrown By the Local Police
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Scott Calvert | Photographs Ting Shen For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-the-worlds-oddest-pot-party-thrown-by-the-local-police-11663597103
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