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New Delhi, Dec 28 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister on Saturday lauded the growing involvement of parents in their children's education, saying "It's encouraging to see parents actively engaging." The Delhi Government organised 'Mega Parents-Teacher Meetings' (Mega PTMs) across all 1,500 governmnet schools. Despite rain, the event witnessed significant parent participation, a statement issued here said. The chief minister visited Sarvodaya Co-ed School in Kalkaji, highlighting the increased confidence among students in Delhi Government schools with many now fluent in English. "Parents are thrilled that the quality of education once limited to top private schools is now available in Delhi Government schools," she said. Atishi also praised the rising awareness among parents emphasising that collaboration between teachers and parents plays a key role in children's progress, the statement said. Parents attending the PTM expressed their satisfaction with improvements in education and infrastructure in Delhi Government schools, it said. Parent of a Class 10 student said, "Teachers go above and beyond, even helping children after regular school hours." AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who also attended the Mega PTM, interacted with parents and students and stressed on the importance of parental involvement. "When parents are engaged, children perform better," he said. Students also shared their aspirations with Kejriwal. A Class 12 student, Aashna, who wants to pursue an information technology course, expressed an interest in a career in the stock markets. Aashna's mother said once hesitant in mentioning that their children attended government schools they now take pride in the education their children are receiving. Manish Sisodia, senior AAP leader wrote about the event in a post on X, saying, "The changes happening in education are not just about buildings but also about touching hearts and dreams." (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)At California’s community colleges, conservative professors and students are making their voices heard — not just in the classroom but in court. Their lawsuits have already led community colleges to pay millions in settlements and legal fees. CalMatters identified at least seven cases filed since 2020 in which professors or students have sued their community college districts for issues related to free speech. Most of the cases are still ongoing and are located in California’s Central Valley, in counties where Republicans often outnumber Democrats. Although separate, many of these lawsuits include similar allegations: that programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion are restricting the right to free speech under the First Amendment. The University of California system is facing a similar case in Santa Cruz. In a state with 73 community college districts and 116 community colleges, such lawsuits are rare. Still, President-elect Donald Trump has used similar cases as fodder for national policy, such as a 2019 executive order he signed regarding free speech on college campuses, which he justified by pointing to a few conservative and religious students who claimed colleges had restricted their rights. Throughout his campaign for this year’s election, Trump promised to continue that focus if re-elected. “The time has come to reclaim our once great educational institutions from the radical left,” he said in a campaign video last year, later adding that he would protect free speech and remove “all Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrats” from college campuses. Even when these lawsuits get dismissed, community colleges can still pay a price. In a Riverside County lawsuit , Moreno Valley College professor Eric Thompson claimed the community college violated his right to free speech when it fired him. The lawsuit alleges that his termination was a result of various student complaints, all stemming from opinions that Thompson had presented in class or over email with the wider college community. He argued, for example, that homosexuality is the result of social factors, not genetics, and that conversion therapy should be allowed. Thompson lost the case, but public records show that the district still paid nearly $900,000 in legal costs to fight it. It was never about making money. It was not only about making change, but also about ensuring that change remains for future students. For Daniel Ortner, an attorney who recently helped students and professors file three different lawsuits against community college districts, these cases are part of a broader trend of cracking down on controversial speech and forcing “conformity to a certain viewpoint,” especially on topics of race. Ortner works for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonprofit organization that focuses on free speech issues. Ortner said the policies at the community college level are the strictest, and therefore, elicit more pushback from faculty. According to state regulations adopted in 2022, every community college district in the state must develop a policy to evaluate staff based on their ability to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. “Students must experience campus and classroom cultures that they feel they can belong to , where they can thrive and succeed,” said Eloy Ortiz Oakley, then-chancellor of the community college system, during a 2022 presentation about the new regulations. Of the more than 2 million students who enrolled at one of the state’s community colleges last year, most are low-income , including some students who are former foster youth or formerly incarcerated. Most students identify as Black, Hispanic or Asian. The California community college system has the “most diverse student population in the nation,” said Ortiz Oakley, later adding that neither the CSU nor the UC system had similar regulations in place. “We should be proud that we’re leading the way.” Nationally, many college systems have taken the opposite approach. A total of 25 states have proposed or signed legislation curbing how colleges support diversity, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Lawsuits Over Pronouns, Posters and Alleged Censorship Many of the California lawsuits follow the same general contours. According to the details of one case , David Richardson, a professor at Madera Community College, started using the pronouns “Do, Re, Mi” while attending a 2021 presentation about personal gender pronouns. When the facilitator later approached Richardson about his choice of pronouns — calling his actions “harmful to trans people” — Richardson doubled down, claiming that his choice of pronouns was part of his right to free expression. After the college disciplined him, Richardson sued the State Center Community College District, which oversees Madera Community College. The case is still pending in federal court. The community college system, the California State University system and the UC Office of the President have policies promoting diversity, equity and inclusion on their campuses, though each system has taken a different approach. Another lawsuit at Bakersfield College dates back to 2019, when two professors, Matthew Garrett and Erin Miller, put together a campus talk about “free speech” and “campus censorship.” During the talk, Garrett and Miller criticized the school for supporting Kern Sol News, a nonprofit news site, and criticized specific professors at the school’s Social Justice Institute. Bakersfield College administrators then wrote a note in their personnel files, criticizing Garrett and Miller for “unprofessional conduct,” effectively “chilling” their First Amendment rights, according to the lawsuit. The Kern Community College District settled with Garrett this summer, paying him $2.4 million on the condition that he drop all of his legal complaints against the district. It’s less than 1% of the district’s annual budget, but for a faculty member, many of whom make around $100,000 a year, it’s a significant sum. Miller is continuing with the case. In the settlement, both Garrett and the district deny any wrongdoing. “The settlement is in the best interest of the District and allows us to focus on the future and continue to deliver quality higher education for students of Kern County without any further legal distractions,” Norma Rojas, a spokesperson for the Kern Community College District, said in a written statement. “To be clear, the dispute with Matthew Garrett was a disciplinary matter due to his disruptive actions on campus, none of which concerned freedom of speech.” Miller and Garrett declined multiple requests to comment. Support timely, comprehensive news. We have launched our year-end campaign. Our goal: Raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Help us get there. Times of San Diego is devoted to producing timely, comprehensive news about San Diego County. Your donation helps keep our work free-to-read, funds reporters who cover local issues and allows us to write stories that hold public officials accountable. Join the growing list of donors investing in our community's long-term future. DONATE TODAY! Another Central Valley case stems from an incident in 2021. At the time, Juliette Colunga was a student at Clovis Community College and on the leadership team of her college’s chapter of the Young America’s Foundation, a national conservative organization with local branches at over 2,000 college campuses. She and two other students placed a set of posters across campus that criticized communism, which the college then removed after other students complained. Later, Colunga and her co-leaders asked to put up pro-life posters, but school leaders said they could only be placed in a different location, far from the spot where they usually placed their content. With help from Ortner and the Young America’s Foundation, she and the other student leaders sued , alleging that the school district’s actions violated their First Amendment Rights. This summer, the State Center Community College District, which oversees Clovis Community College, agreed to pay her, the other student leaders, her attorneys and the Young America’s Foundation $330,000 as part of a legal settlement. The district also agreed to implement a new policy for displaying posters on campus and to provide “First Amendment training” to all of its managers. “It was never about making money,” Colunga said. “It was not only about making change, but also about ensuring that change remains for future students.” Kristen Kuenzli Corey, general counsel to the State Center Community College District, declined to comment on Colunga’s lawsuit, Richardson’s lawsuit and another similar lawsuit. She pointed to the pleadings in the cases as evidence of the district’s position. Do Public Employees, Students Have the Right to Free Speech? In general, the free speech provision of the First Amendment governs the relationship between people and government. Faculty and students at a public college have a right to free speech under the First Amendment, but in a slightly more limited manner, said David Snyder, the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition. Various courts have found that public institutions can limit the free speech rights of its employees — in this case, faculty — if an employee’s behavior runs counter to the mission of the institution. Schools also have a right to restrict their students’ speech, but only if it disrupts education. The most famous example is the “Tinker test,” in which the U.S. Supreme Court said that students had a First Amendment right to free speech, as long as their conduct did not “materially and substantially interfere” with education. “What also matters is what the school’s policies say,” Snyder said. Regardless of the constitutional questions, a professor or student can sue if they feel the school’s actions contradict its policies. In addition to its policy on diversity, equity and inclusion, California’s community college system also has a policy on academic freedom, which states that faculty, staff and students should have “the opportunity to express their opinions at the campus level.” The regulations around diversity, equity and inclusion do not conflict with the academic freedom policy or otherwise “censor or compel speech,” said Paul Feist, a spokesperson for the community college system, and he pointed to a lawsuit filed by Bakersfield College professor Daymon Johnson as evidence. Johnson does not agree with the college’s principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and claims that being forced to adhere to them would infringe on his rights, according to the case. A judge recently dismissed Johnson’s claims, though he has appealed the ruling. Neither the district nor Johnson responded to requests for comment. Of the seven lawsuits identified by CalMatters, most have taken years to resolve. Colunga’s lawsuit settled this summer — almost three years after she and the other student leaders first put up the posters at Clovis Community College. By the time the case settled, she had already graduated and transferred to Master’s University, a private, four-year Christian college near Los Angeles. She said the school doesn’t have an official chapter of Young America’s Foundation, but she’s trying to get one started. Adam Echelman covers California’s community colleges for CalMatters in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher education. Get Our Free Daily Email Newsletter Get the latest local and California news from Times of San Diego delivered to your inbox at 8 a.m. daily. Sign up for our free email newsletter and be fully informed of the most important developments.live casino news 。

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Shoppers have been left scratching their heads after spotting Easter eggs on supermarket shelves before New Year’s Eve. With Easter Sunday not until April 20 next year, customers took to social media to express their confusion after finding chocolate eggs and hot cross buns already for sale in shops including Morrisons, Tesco and Asda. One user, @Jingle1991, shared a snap of Malteser Bunnies in Sainsbury’s on Christmas Eve, quipping: "Jesus hasn’t even been born yet." Meanwhile, Gary Evans posted a picture of Creme Eggs on display in Morrisons in Margate on Boxing Day. The 66-year-old told the PA news agency, "I just think it's crazy that everything is so superficial and meaninglessly commercial... (there’s) something quite frantic about it." On Friday evening, Joseph Robinson spotted Easter confectionery, including Cadbury Mini Eggs and themed Kit-Kat and Kinder Surprise products, at his local Morrisons. The 35-year-old admin support worker told PA: "It’s funny, as they’ve not even managed to shift the Christmas chocolates off the shelves yet and they’re already stocking for Easter." Read more: Essex couple 'frustrated' after being forced to prolong Christmas trip due to fog Read more: Car smashes through level crossing causing train delays during Essex police chase He added: "I wish that Supermarkets weren’t so blatantly consumerist-driven and would actually allow customers and staff a time to decompress during the Christmas period." When asked if he was tempted to make a purchase, Mr Robinson said: "As a vegan it holds no appeal to me!" Mike Chalmers, a committed Christian, expressed some contentment upon encountering an Easter promotion titled "Celebrate this Easter with Cadbury." The 44-year-old remarked, "Christmas and Easter are the two centre points of the Christian good news story, so it’s no bad thing to see the connections," and added, "It’s about more than shapes of chocolate, though! " On the other hand, marketing expert Andrew Wallis was taken aback to find Easter eggs on sale at the Co-op. Yet, he acknowledged this as indicative of corporate proactivity, saying: "It made me reflect on how big brands are always thinking ahead and planning early," the 54-year-old told PA: "My message to retailers would be: while planning ahead is important, it’s also essential to be mindful of consumer sentiment. " He further suggested: "Some might feel it’s too early for seasonal products like this but others might see it as a sign of forward-thinking. Striking the right balance is key to keeping customers happy."

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A former Palo Verde High School teacher and coach who was accused of sexually assaulting a child faces new charges and allegations that he sexually abused other children in a case filed Tuesday. Michael “Luke” Atwell, 72, was arrested at the school last week on suspicion of sexually abusing a Palo Verde student at Atwell’s house when the victim was between 11 and 14-years-old. A Metropolitan Police Department report alleges that there are additional victims: a woman who is now an adult in her 30s, that woman’s daughter and a former student of Atwell, who is also currently in her 30s. Atwell previously taught history, criminal justice and social studies and coached boys cross country and girls softball at Palo Verde. State records indicate he also taught at Ernest Becker Middle School between 1999 and 2003. Principal Lisa Schumacher did not name Atwell in a message to Palo Verde families last week, but said a volunteer coach was arrested on charges that did not appear to be related to their role at the school. “The coach has been terminated and will not be allowed on campus,” she said. The Clark County School District did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. In his new case, Atwell faces nine charges of lewdness with a child and two charges of sexual assault against a child under 14. He faces six other sexual assault against a child under 14 charges and two lewdness with a child charges in his prior case. Atwell pleaded not guilty in the initial case Monday. The woman in her 30s said she met Atwell through his son when he was a teacher at Becker Middle School. She alleged to police that he began abusing her when she was 13. The victim also told Metro that she briefly moved in with Atwell when she was in her 20s, but moved out after her then-five-year-old daughter said Atwell had abused her. The victim’s daughter told police that Atwell molested her and sexually assaulted her when she was five, the report said. Another woman in her 30s claimed she had a sexual relationship with Atwell when he was her teacher and she was a 16 to 19-year-old, according to police. She said Atwell had recently visited her in Texas and during the visit, her 4-year-old son said Atwell touched his genitalia. Texas law enforcement is investigating that allegation, according to Metro.

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Inspirato CFO sells $1,036 in stock amid RSU vestingWASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jerry Nadler announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee next year, avoiding an intra-party fight over a prominent position as the party prepares to confront a second Trump presidency. Nadler's decision to relinquish control of the powerful committee came a day after fellow Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announced his bid for the job and quickly amassed support from colleagues. “I am also proud that, under my leadership, some of our caucus’s most talented rising stars have been given a platform to demonstrate their leadership and their abilities,” Nadler wrote in the letter to Democrats that was obtained by The Associated Press. “That includes Jamie Raskin, who in just a few terms in Congress has already proven himself to be an exceptional leader and spokesperson for our party’s values.” The 77-year-old chose to step aside as the Democratic party undergoes an internal reckoning over their losses in the election, which swept Republicans into a trifecta of power in Washington. Many Democrats are eager for generational change and a new approach as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. The decision by Nadler, who is serving his 17th term in Congress, reflects that generational shift. Before he made his decision Wednesday morning, Nadler spent time speaking with staff about what his next step should be. He also made a call to Raskin, which was described as cordial by a person familiar with the conversation who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. “Jerry Nadler is an extraordinary lawyer, patriot and public servant,” Raskin posted on X. “His dogged defense of civil rights and civil liberties is a great inspiration to our people.” He added, “I am honored and humbled to have his support in the battles ahead.” Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press

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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will not be charged with a crime after he was found with a gun in a car driven by his brother, a prosecutor said Monday. The gun on the floor was registered to Williams, but he didn't have a concealed-carry permit. His brother did. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Michigan law is “far from clear” when applied to the 1 a.m. traffic stop on Oct. 8. “We really could not recall any case that had facts that mirrored this case,” she said. Williams was riding in a car driven by his brother when Detroit police stopped the vehicle for speeding. Williams said one of two guns in the car belonged to him and was registered. But without a concealed-pistol license, known as a CPL, a Michigan gun owner typically must place the weapon in a closed case while in a vehicle. A violation is a felony. In this case, Williams' brother had a permit. “The CPL holder here was the driver and had care, custody and control of the car," Worthy said. “Guidance is needed for the future on how many weapons can a valid CPL say that they have control over.” Williams obtained a CPL on Nov. 6, a month later, attorney Todd Flood said. “My client is thankful and humbled by the hard work Kym Worthy and her team put into this matter,” Flood said. During the traffic stop, Williams was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car before officers released him with his gun instead of taking him to a detention center. Williams, a first-round draft pick in 2022, has 29 catches for 602 yards and four touchdowns this season. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL

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