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Sonoma Valley was right to end one cause’s year-round claim on the school flagpole
Parents should watch as teachers hope incoming trustees will revisit the policy in December, testing whether one neutral rule will govern every symbolic flag.
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Protect girls’ sports. Stand with Kendall Kotzmacher.
A college softball player says someone threatened to kill her after she defended girls’ sports; her teammates’ solidarity shows how parents and leaders should respond.
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‘Our kids are under attack’: TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat must protect minors
A coalition is asking TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to match Meta’s safeguards, including overnight blocks, school-hour limits and stronger parental controls.
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Hobbs vetoed protections for Arizona children on puberty blockers and hormones
The bill would have barred health professionals from providing or referring minors for gender-transition procedures beginning April 1, 2027.
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California must protect girls’ sports as an Olympic mom weighs leaving
Pregnant with her second child, Kaillie Humphries says California’s policies allowing males in girls’ sports could influence whether she stays. (129 characters)
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Schools must tell parents before putting men in girls’ sports
After Riley Gaines endorsed the filing Oct. 12, Briley Lechner’s suit puts Monroe officials’ alleged secrecy about girls’ competition and locker-room access before a federal court.
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New Richmond's Board Made Girls Carry the Burden. Ella Frei Is Right, and the Feds Are Right to Step In.
The federal investigation and parents’ lawsuit put New Richmond’s bathroom policy under scrutiny as Ella Frei keeps pressing the board to protect girls’ privacy.
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A Four-Time NCAA Champion Wants a Lane of Her Own for Her Daughter. Colorado's Board of Ed Members Want the Old Rules.
On Nov. 3, Colorado voters decide whether girls’ teams will be protected by a statewide sex-based rule that takes effect Jan. 1, 2027.
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DAR leaders disband chapter defending women’s membership
After DAR leaders disbanded the Martha Laird Chapter, members face a larger fight over whether the society’s promise of membership to “any woman” still means anything.
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Talarico backs a surgery ban but opposed Texas’ broader law
The Oct. 10 attack revives a question for Texas parents: whether Talarico would keep SB 14’s limits on puberty blockers, certain hormone treatments and public funding.
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Sophie Cunningham defied The Athletic’s call to drop her
Riley Gaines shared Cunningham’s answer after a column urged Indiana to let her go, putting girls’ sports and a player’s free-agency future in the spotlight.
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Ogles urges DOJ to investigate Massachusetts in Kutzko case
The Kutzkos say they have had no contact with their daughter since early 2025; state guidance tells staff to speak with students before discussing gender status with parents.