Both states have reopened schools again, and officials have denied news of shut down due to an increase in COVID -19 cases.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Are NOT Banning Dr. Seuss Books, Seuss Enterprises Has Withdrawn Six Titles From Publication
Did schools ban Dr. Seuss books? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has not found any recent reports of schools which have banned all Dr. Seuss books in the wake of Seuss Enterprises' decision to cancel six titles of dozens because of "hur
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden has voted against desegregation policies in schools.
President Biden blocked a key policy for segregating schools in 1972.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Critics Correct WaPo Fact Checker for Attempt to Absolve Joe Biden of Blame for Schools Being Closed
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/01/critics-correct-wapo-fact-checker-attempt-absolve-biden-blame-schools-closed/
Snopes→ Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students?
A few headlines missed the mark on this story.
TruthOrFiction→ About That ’11-Year-Old Made $1K Selling N-Word Passes to White Friends at School’ Screenshot
In late February 2021, a screenshot of an apparent news article was shared to Facebook to support an assertion that an 11-year-old earned $1,000 by selling “n-word passes” to white classmates: 1k!!!! He had to have sold a few to some teach
Snopes→ Did a Virginia Public School System ‘Cancel’ Dr. Seuss?
At this point, it is getting hard to tell what the term "cancel" actually means.
Snopes→ What Public School Students Are Allowed To Say on Social Media May Be About to Change
A Supreme Court decision may provide some clarity on the issue.
Top Fact Checks→ Sixteen U.S. states currently allow transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions.
Currently, there are 16 states in the United States which allow transgender students in high school athletics without any restrictions.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden and his shifting goalposts on schools
https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-8bdf19b1559ef31b611c0fd0b867ab0f
Top Fact Checks→ Schools in Arizona are closed because undocumented people can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is a shortage of vaccines in Arizona but this is unrelated to immigration.
Liste→ Students kidnapped from secondary school in northern Nigeria still held in captivity
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter shared newspaper reports claiming that students and staff abducted from a secondary school in Nigeria were released on February 19, 2021. This is false; the governor of the state where the group was taken from co
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: ‘Fact-Checking’ Biden’s Town Hall Claims
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims
Liste→ New Zealand Facebook users falsely claim WHO says ‘child’s presence in school’ equates to vaccination consent
Facebook posts claiming the World Health Organization says a “child’s presence in school counts as ‘informed consent’ for vaccination” have been shared repeatedly in New Zealand. The posts are misleading: New Zealand's Ministry of Health s
Snopes→ Biden Optimistic on Reopening of Elementary Schools
President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office.
Snopes→ CDC: Strong Evidence In-Person Schooling Can Be Done Safely
The nation’s top public health agency said that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden’s Underwhelming School Reopening Goal
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/02/bidens-underwhelming-school-reopening-goal/ Two studies show a school
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Underwhelming School Reopening Goal
Two studies show a school reopening goal detailed by the Biden administration for his first 100 days may have already been met before President Joe Biden took office. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki this week added some fine print to Biden’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Students Did NOT Jump From A Balcony At School To Flee A Mandatory Vaccine
Did students in a school in Nigeria jump from a balcony to get away from a mandatory vaccine? No, that's not true: This is video of a May 2019 incident at the Community Secondary School in Oroworukwo, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The stampe
Snopes→ Did an Armed Student Take Hostages at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s High School?
The controversial Republican Congresswoman defended her stance on gun rights by describing her own experience as an 11th grader in Forsyth County, Georgia.
Snopes→ Did School Apologize for ‘All Lives Matter’ Theme for Black History Month?
A Tennessee principal was the center of a controversy after deciding a theme for her school’s Black History Month.
Top Fact Checks→ Republicans introduced a congressional bill to ban transgender girls from school sports.
Republicans have introduced bills to ban transgender students from competing in sport, but none has been approved.
Snopes→ Did San Francisco Vote to Remove ‘Washington,’ ‘Lincoln’ from School Names?
The effort was initiated by officials who aimed to “dismantle symbols of racism and white supremacy culture.”
Snopes→ Did Biden’s Exec Order Say Schools Should Include Transgender Athletes in Girl’s Sports?
Amidst a flurry of executive orders signed by the new administration in January 2021, one stood out.
Full Fact - All content→ Clearing up some of the confusion over free school meals
Last week, social media was full of images of food parcels sent to parents to feed their children. Ordinarily, state schools in England provide meals to eligible children free of charge, including children whose families receive certain benefits, and a
Top Fact Checks→ Biden “plans to force schools to allow males to use female bathrooms”.
Biden's guidance for transgender students has been misrepresented.
Snopes→ UK Hits Daily Virus Record, is Urged to Keep Schools Closed
With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure from teachers' unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say Schools Would Reopen in January 2021?
This TikTok video about Biden's plan to reopen schools was viewed more than 4 million times.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn’t Show ‘Black Lives Matter’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-francisco-lincoln-blm/ On Dec.
Snopes→ Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn’t Show ‘Black Lives Matter’?
A story that rocketed around the internet for its clickbait value employed misleading framing of an issue in San Francisco.
Top Fact Checks→ The UNICEF has stepped in to help feed the school children in the UK.
UNICEF has launched an emergency response program in the UK to ensure the access of food to vulnerable children until Feb. 2021 amid the pandemic.
Full Fact - All content→ School funding hasn’t increased by £5k per pupil
“We've increased school funding by a minimum of £5,150 per pupil.” Conservative Party on Twitter, 7 December 2020. The Conservative Party has claimed on Twitter—in a tweet from its official account and a video featuring party c
Liste→ Old photos circulated alongside misleading claim about Thai protests against school uniforms
Two photos have been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim they show Thai students rejecting a call to action by pro-democracy students. The posts were shared shortly after student activists staged a protest in Decem
Liste→ Spanish adult film actor’s photo circulates in false Thai Facebook posts which mock students’ protest against school uniforms
As Thai high school students staged a protest against school uniforms in Bangkok in December 2020, several photos circulated in Facebook posts which purported to show a US honours student who made comments in support of school dress codes. The claim is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A School Bus Found In Buckeye, Arizona Was NOT Full Of Missing Voting Machines
Was a school bus found abandoned in Buckeye, Arizona, full of missing voting machines? No, that's not true: The bus was carrying office equipment that had been purchased at a surplus sale and all the invoices and receipts were present. Th
Top Fact Checks→ Starting schools at 10 a.m instead of 8:30 a.m. showed significant benefits in student’s health and performance.
Significant changes were noticed by delaying school timings in adolescents. But, further studies are required to assess the time and other factors.
Snopes→ Schools Struggle to Stay Open As Quarantines Sideline Staff
Around the country, contact tracing and isolation protocols are sidelining school employees and closing school buildings.
Full Fact - All content→ Viral letter on Covid-19 testing in Liverpool school was real but has been withdrawn
A number of posts on Facebook show an image of a letter purportedly sent out by Broadgreen International School in Liverpool about Covid-19 testing that will take place within the school without parental permission being needed. It is correct tha
Liste→ Unrelated photos shared in online posts about deadly bombing at Islamic school in Pakistan
Two photos — one showing a pen and a pencil lying in a pool of blood and another showing an injured child — have been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim they reveal the aftermath of a bombing
Full Fact - All content→ Fact-checking claims on coronavirus transmission in schools
“NEU analysis of ONS figures shows that virus levels are now 9 times higher amongst primary pupils and an astonishing 50 times higher amongst secondary pupils.” National Educational Union, 2 November 2020. “Just 4% of infections out