can proceed (under the First Amendment and under parental constitutional rights law), the court says, though there's no actual decision on whether the plaintiffs (parents and teachers) will prevail.
Nick Flannery faces 12 years in prison for allegedly shaking his 2-month-old son. Child protective services are ignoring the other possible causes of his son's medical problem.
Here's hoping for a free-range 2025!
"The articles, from the York Daily Record and FOX43 websites, detailed an incident in which Father was 'found sleeping half-naked in his car at a Rutter's store' and offered an investigating officer $50 instead of his license. The articles indicate that Father was charged with DUI, indecent exposure, open lewdness, and other related charges."
Hannah Hiatt isn't the first parent to face child welfare investigations sparked by an internet mob.
Thankfully, a judge reunited the Boatright family last week.
Under this restrictive measure, there will be no exceptions, even for parental consent.
Reversing a trial court decision that awarded custody to mother.
Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, Erika Sanzi, discusses woke indoctrination in education.
Unreliable drug tests are sparking unnecessary child welfare investigations.
Kirstie Allsopp posted online about her teen son's trip around Europe. Then someone reported her to the government.
"I never thought that this was even humanly possible," says Sabra Brucker.
Turned off by fumbling public schools and curriculum wars, families teach their own kids.
Online trolls weaponized child protective services against J.D. and Britney Lott and their eight children.
Collecting and analyzing newborns' blood could allow the state to surveil people for life.
"Can a child not ride her bike on the street in this neighborhood anymore?"
Georgia parents were accused of child abuse after they took their daughter to the doctor. Does the state's story add up?
Georgia parents were accused of child abuse after they took their daughter to the doctor. Does the state's story add up?
The decision clears the way for a jury to consider Megan and Adam McMurry's constitutional claims against the officers who snatched their daughter.
Thanks for the heads up, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Instead of lobbying for age verification and youth social media bans, parents can simply restrict their kids' smartphone use.
Young people need independent play in order to become capable adults.
Did the judge's remarks "suggest[] she had predetermined that the father had no right to oppose gender transition or otherwise direct the child's upbringing based upon his moral and religious beliefs"?
The local prosecuting attorney in Sunflower, Mississippi, is seeking to take away Nakala Murry's three children.
A new survey highlights how fear-based parenting drives phone-based childhoods.
The law would require platforms to use invasive measures to prevent most teenagers under 16 from making social media accounts and bar all minors from sexually explicit sites.
A law forcing kids off social media sites is still likely coming to Florida.
These aren't outright bans. But they still can chill free speech and academic freedom.
the parent's constitutional parental rights, including when the school conceals this from the parent.
The N.H. Supreme Court reversed the order.
A new lawsuit is challenging a Utah law that requires age verification to use social media and forces minors to get their parents permission first.
The father had an earlier history of sexually assaulting children.
And some good news, after all.
"People understand that these child abuse pediatricians have unlimited power," says Aaron Rapier, an attorney for the Kruegers.
An interesting case, decided under an Ohio statute.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.
"During the custody battle [in Saudi Arabia], Ghassan AlHaidari accused Bethany of gender mixing, adultery, and insulting Islam and Saudi Arabia. Gender mixing, a punishable crime, entails having a male friend. To prove the charge of adultery, Ghassan submitted a photograph of Bethany with a male, who Ghassan claimed to be her boyfriend. The crimes of adultery, insulting Islam, and insulting Saudi Arabia carry a death penalty in Saudi Arabia."
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
There are already people responsible for regulating children’s online activity: parents and guardians.
A federal court rejects challengers' Free Exercise Clause and parental rights claims.
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