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Multi-State Coalition Sues Meta Over Youth Mental Health

Kenneth Schrupp | October 26, 2023 (The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and physical” health after a nationwide investigation announced in 2021 involving many of the coalition’s member states.  The lawsuit alleges that Meta

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‘Moderation’ or ‘Ideological Control’? Congress Hears Testimony on Book Removals

Brendan Clarey | October 20, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — A congressional panel in the House of Representatives heard testimony from witnesses about the different perspectives on graphic books in school libraries. Such debates over the appropriateness of explicit books that students can access have occurred nationwide in school board meetings.  The Subcommittee on Early Childhood,

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School-Based Healthcare Centers on Path to ‘Eliminating Parents’ Rights’

Susan Berry | October 20, 2023 (The Lion) — The Biden administration’s ramp-up of school-based health centers (SBHCs) is moving public education further toward government intrusion in the parent-child relationship.  That’s according to Michelle Cretella M.D., a general pediatrician, child advocate and spokesperson on issues of sexuality for the Catholic Medical Association.  “School-based health clinics

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