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Snopes→ Students of Color Push Back on Calls for Police in Schools
Police inside schools can make some students more uneasy, not less.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim suggests billions should go to SWAT in schools. But there’s more to consider
With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Active shooter drills are common in American schools, not evidence of false flag attack
Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.
PolitiFact→ Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools
Some on the political right are trying to give the term “grooming” a new definition — one that suggests kids who are exposed to LGBTQ ideas are being pressured to reject the gender they were assigned at birth. Experts say there’s no evidence to
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about schools providing litter boxes for students debunked in several states
Schools are putting litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate kids who identify as furries.
Snopes→ ‘Furry Protocol’? False Rumors Circulate About Wisconsin Schools
Unbelievable rumors about students identifying as cats have unfortunately proved believable to some audiences.
Snopes→ Canada Indigenous Tell Pope of Abuses at Residential Schools
Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope Francis and told him of the abuses they suffered at the hands of Catholic priests and school workers.
PolitiFact→ Blaine Wilhour – Rep. Wilhour claims no "observational or clinical data" exists proving benefits of masks in schools
"There is absolutely no observed or clinical data that indicates any benefit whatsoever to masking K-12 students in schools."
PolitiFact→ Jennifer McClellan – Yes, most Virginia schools are over 50 years old
“More than half of Virginia’s school buildings are older than 50 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Schools Are NOT ‘Forcing’ Students To Stand During National Anthem
Are schools in Florida "forcing" students to stand during the national anthem? No, that's not true: At least one county (Orange County) has explicitly said that students can opt out from standing during the anthem with parental consent as
PolitiFact→ What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools
A post said “if 70,048 unmasked fans” could gather for the Super Bowl “kids should go unmasked in school.” The post ignored the safety rules in place at the stadium, which included a mix of mask, vaccination and testing requirements.
PolitiFact→ Winsome Earle-Sears – Did Loudoun County, Va. schools pay 'about $300,000' for critical race theory training?
“The Loudoun County School Board spent about $300,000…to bring CRT in some form or fashion to the school system.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Starting Today Illinois Schools Can No Longer Ban Cornrows, Locs, Afros and Braids from School’
On January 3 2022, Say Cheese Digital published a Facebook post and tweet claiming that as of that date, the state of Illinois would prohibit schools from banning “cornrows, locs, afros, and braids”: Starting today Illinois schools can n
Snopes→ Schools Step Up Security in Response to Threats on TikTok
Educators announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Bible Printed In America Was Not Printed By Congress For Use In Public Schools
Was the first Bible to be printed in America published by Congress? And was the intention for that Bible to be used in public schools? No, that's not true: This meme has several inaccuracies. The first complete Bible to be printed in the
Health Feedback→ Article misrepresents WHO guidance regarding vaccination at schools; the WHO recommends that parents must be informed about the vaccination
REVIEW In November 2019, an article published on the website Signs of the Times (SOTT), rated as a Conspiracy-Pseudoscience source by Media Bias/Fact Check, claimed that the World Health Organization (WHO) considers the presence of a child in school
Poynter→ Schools aren’t giving kids the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent
Now that the U.S. has authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11, children across the country are getting vaccinated. But some people are claiming that schools can vaccinate kids without their parents’ consent. In a video by Infowar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gov. DeSantis Did NOT Say FL Schools Would Not Require Any Vaccinations Against Infectious Diseases — Only COVID-19
Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say that Florida schools would no longer require vaccinations against polio, measles and mumps for its students? No, that's not true: DeSantis has only said that Florida schools will not require students to b
Snopes→ Nursing Schools See Applications Rise, Despite COVID Burnout
Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge.
Snopes→ Facebook Allows Promotion of ‘Fake Masks’ for Children in Schools
In this special investigation, we also found nearly 100 comparisons of mask-wearing to Nazi Germany in the Let Them Breathe Facebook group.
Logically→ Public and Private schools in Punjab are closed until September 30 due to COVID-19.
Because of the festive season, Punjab extended COVID-19 limitations till September 30; however, the restrictions did not affect school operations.
Snopes→ Los Angeles Schools Mandate Vaccines for 630,000 Students
Students age 12 and older in the Los Angeles school system must be vaccinated before they can return to classrooms next year under one of the toughest anti-COVID mandates enacted in the nation.
Snopes→ North Carolina Has 170 COVID Clusters in Schools, Centers
Districts without mask-wearing requirements are seeing substantially more spread of the virus and hours of lost learning among students.
Health Feedback→ Multiple scientific studies suggest that masking can help limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools, contrary to claim in Federalist article
REVIEW It’s back to school season in the U.S. and with rising COVID-19 case numbers, including among children too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, American schools have become battlegrounds over disagreements about preventative measures. Ma
Snopes→ Record Delta Wave Hits Kids, Raises Fear As US Schools Open
The surging virus is spreading anxiety and causing turmoil and infighting among parents, administrators, and politicians around the U.S., especially in states like Florida and Texas.
Snopes→ Schools Fight Back Against GOP Governors, Defy Bans on Masks
The showdowns have drawn in the White House and landed in courtrooms where judges have so far allowed school mask requirements in two states.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Schools Were NOT Planning On Closing On August 10, 2021, Due To ‘Drastic Events Going On In The World’
Were schools planning on closing on August 10, 2021, due to "drastic events going on in the world"? No, that's not true: social media posts that made the claim included a link that led users to a meme indicating the post was a spoof. The
Snopes→ San Francisco Schools Will Require Vaccine or Weekly Test for Teachers
The announcement makes the San Francisco Unified School District the latest in California to issue a vaccine or testing mandate for staff.
Snopes→ Schools Reopen with Masks Optional in Many US Classrooms
Georgia, like most states, is leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require face coverings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Schools Will NOT Be Closed From August 9 To August 13, 2021
Will schools in the United States be closed from August 9 to August 13, 2021? No, that's not true: The claim came from channel45news.com, a known prank website. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on August 4,
Poynter→ No, Georgia did not ban discussion of race in schools
There’s a lot of talk about critical race theory, also known as CRT, across the U.S. As with anything controversial and complicated, we’ve come across some misinformation and lots of posts that could use some explanation. Defining critical race
Full Fact→ How common is sexual abuse in schools?
Nine in 10 girls experienced sexist name-calling or were sent explicit photos or videos BBC News, 10 June 2021. Nine in ten girls experience sexist name-calling and unwanted pictures MailOnline, 10 June 2021. 9 in 10 girls are sent explicit photos T
Snopes→ US to Review Dark History of Indigenous Boarding Schools
The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of the institutions.
Snopes→ Are These the Most Banned Books in Public Schools and Libraries in the US?
Classic books in libraries and schools have had many complaints filed against them.
Snopes→ Mexico Report Suggests Child Sex Abuse Ring at Some Schools
The “11 offenders are accused of committing the abuse in a coordinated fashion,” according to the report by the civic group Center for The Defense of Children’s Rights.
Snopes→ Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools?
A 1993 ban prohibited the “use of hypnosis and dissociative mental states” in public schools.
Snopes→ NYC Mayor: Public Schools Will Be All in Person This Fall
After closing schools in March 2020, New York City was one of the first large U.S. cities to reopen school buildings in the fall of that year, but the majority of parents chose online-only learning for their children.
Snopes→ Are Virginia Schools Eliminating Accelerated Math Up to 11th Grade, Citing ‘Equity’?
A Facebook post by a school board member sparked widespread inaccurate reports.
Snopes→ Ex-White House Adviser for Obama Charged in $200K Theft from Schools
The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-