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patch.com > maryland > rockville > evidentiary-hearings-booked-legal-fight-against-wootton-high-school-relocation

Evidentiary Hearings Booked For Legal Fight Against Wootton High School Relocation | Rockville, MD Patch

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (323+ words) ROCKVILLE, MD — A community coalition legally challenging the Montgomery County school board's decision to relocate hundreds of students to a new campus will have evidentiary hearings in December. The latest update from the Community and Education Policy Alliance Inc. states…...

West Windsor
patch.com > new-jersey > west-windsor > west-windsor-police-launch-adopt-bus-enforcement-program

West Windsor Police Launch Adopt A Bus Enforcement Program

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (209+ words) WEST WINDSOR, NJ — West Windsor police are putting school-bus safety on their routes. Under the Police Department’s Adopt A Bus program, officers will follow buses on random routes to watch for local drivers who break New Jersey’s school-bus laws, according…...

Hoboken
patch.com > new-jersey > hoboken > hoboken-restores-full-time-lawyer-spot

Hoboken Restores Full-Time Lawyer Spot

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (224+ words) HOBOKEN, NJ — Diana Jeffrey was appointed corporation counsel for the city of Hoboken last week, re-establishing a structure in which the city has a full-time lawyer. Jeffrey had left her role running the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency in April, a…...

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patch.com > us > across-america > school-bus-stop-arm-laws-what-drivers-need-know-classes-resume

School Bus Stop-Arm Laws: What Drivers Need To Know As Classes Resume

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (456+ words) School buses have joined the normal mix of morning and afternoon traffic on the nation’s streets and highways. Knowing stop arm laws — and following them — can reduce the number of kids killed or injured every year in America getting on…...

Windsor
patch.com > connecticut > windsor > windsor-schools-weigh-discipline-rules-ai-generated-nude-images

Windsor Schools Weigh Discipline Rules For AI Nude Images

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) WINDSOR, CT — Windsor school officials are considering an update to the district’s student discipline policy that would address AI-generated nude images and make several other changes tied to state and federal laws. The proposed policy was included on the Windsor…...

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patch.com > california > across-ca > california-maintains-school-vaccine-rules-despite-trump-order

California Maintains School Vaccine Rules Despite Trump Order | Across California, CA Patch

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1014+ words) As schools reopen amid a national surge in measles cases, California students will continue to follow the state's existing vaccination requirements, despite President Donald Trump's latest effort to change the country's childhood vaccine schedule. California has the authority to determine…...

New York City
patch.com > new-york > new-york-city > amp > 34/69/1270 > a-legal-ban-on-screens-could-come-to-nyc-schools

A Legal Ban On Screens Could Come To NYC Schools

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (894+ words) NEW YORK CITY — New York students could spend far less time on school-issued screens and have a legal right to complete many assignments without digital devices under proposed legislation that would overhaul how schools use artificial intelligence and education technology....

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patch.com > california > diamondbar-walnut > covina-valley-schools-seek-kenya-courts-help-former-students-sex-abuse

Covina-Valley Schools Seek Kenya Court's Help In Former Student's Sex Abuse Lawsuit

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) WEST COVINA, CA — The Covina-Valley Unified School District is seeking the help of both a local and a foreign court in defending a lawsuit brought by a woman, now in her mid-30s, who alleges she was sexually abused as a…...