Sentences with phrase «of public school children said»

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«At a minimum we need a law that protects the privacy of our children in our public schools,» Abbott said.

«The whole reason for this company is to protect children in schools,» says the founder of Amulet Protective Technologies, which makes ballistic material that can be put into walls, doors, cubicle dividers, and office furniture to create bullet - stopping barriers in public spaces.

She says the typical Waldorf parent, who has a range of elite private and public schools to choose from, tends to be liberal and highly educated, with strong views about education; they also have a knowledge that when they are ready to teach their children about technology they have ample access and expertise at home.

«The Albemarle County Public Schools must sever its relationship with Planned Parenthood's shocking assault on children,» said Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel.

Indeed the desire of the counter-cultural types to take charge of the education of their own children seemed a reasonable extension of the kind of liberty we were being taught, in the public school, that America had been founded to protect, and a rational response to the kind of oppressive social control some of the cooler teachers taught (this was a college town, as I said) capitalist society imposed.

It never says anything of public school districts, where reports say children are at far greater risk of abuse.

Or, most recently, you might have heard the rumor from Bryan Fischer, from Mike Hucakbee or a friend on Facebook, saying that God abandoned the children at Sandy Hook because, though children have every right to pray in public schools, those schools can not sponsor prayer events out of deference to religious freedom.

That being said, however, for at least the short - term future most American children will be attending public schools dominated by the myths of neutrality toward the differences that make the deepest difference.

«Since a large proportion of vitamin A — deficient children and their mothers reside in rice - consuming populations, particularly in Asia, Golden Rice should substantially reduce the prevalence and severity of vitamin A deficiency, and prevent at least hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths and cases of blindness every year,» said Dr. Alfred Sommer, professor and dean emeritus, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

For example, the Broward County Public Schools in Florida have been offering soy milk to any lactose - intolerant child whose parent requests it, but officials say the option is not widely advertised because of the costs involved.

«It's the best gift you can give your child,» says Trudy Carpenter, director of special services for Ledyard public schools in Connecticut.

«As the mother of two young kids who attend New York City public schools, I know first - hand how important it is for children to eat lunch at school,» said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, a Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Kids Safety Caucus.

State law requires that all public schools offer a free meal to eligible students even if the schools do not participate in the federal lunch program, said Mark Haller, who supervises child nutrition programs at the Illinois State Board of Education.

Last spring when Cristy Nolton, executive chef of the Graveyard Tavern in Atlanta, prepared radish and cucumber salad in the classroom for first - and second - graders at nearby Burgess - Peterson Academy, the children cleaned their plates, said Betty Jackson, a physical education teacher and wellness coordinator at the public elementary school.

«Each of Julie's five children attended public school and she believes in following best practice no matter what the setting to ensure every child has access to the best education available,» said spokeswoman Mollie Fullington.

NYC workers assigned to help homeless students are desperately overwhelmed, leaving many of those children, among the most vulnerable in the public school system, to miss enormous amounts of school and fall far behind their classmates, two reports say.

«Yesterday a school filled with innocent children and caring teachers became the scene of terrible violence, hatred and evil,» President Donald Trump said from the White House in his first public comments on the country's latest school shooting, the 18th so far this year.

«Farage has called for a bar on the children of legal immigrants from public schools and health services, has said women are — and I quote — worth less than men, and supports scrapping laws that prevent employers from discriminating based on race.

«If any of our Buffalo Public School children said any one of these offensive remarks... the student would be suspended,» said board member Paulette Woods.

«I give them tremendous credit, because of the incredible faith that they had that public schools would do well by their children,» said the new Schools Chanschools would do well by their children,» said the new Schools ChanSchools Chancellor.

«If any of our Buffalo public school children said any of these offensive remarks... the student would be suspended,» said School Board Member Paulette school children said any of these offensive remarks... the student would be suspended,» said School Board Member Paulette School Board Member Paulette Woods.

We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says 83 % of the city's public elementary schools are not fully accessible to children with disabilities.

Westchester County Rob Astorino on Tuesday said he and his wife will have their children not take the new round of standardized tests starting today in the state's public schools.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

«At the same time obesity is epidemic nationwide, and 40 percent of the city's public school children are either overweight or obese, so we are appropriately concerned in making sure that our work to solve one problem doesn't inadvertently exacerbate the other,» she said.

Supporters of strengthening charter schools say they offer children at failing public schools a chance out of poverty.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told a conference of private - school leaders this month that her agency is clarifying guidance that says children in these schools must receive a «substantially equivalent» education to students in public schools.

Linda Banta, a Larchmont resident with two children in public schools who joined a rally against the regulation on July 29 held by state Senate candidate Julie Killian and congressional candidate Phil Oliva, both Republicans, said, «It's alarming that the federal government announced something in the middle of summer that could so adversely affect our schools and economy.»

«New York City public school parents are highly dissatisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving,» said Tenicka Boyd, StudentsFirstNY Director of Organizing and mother of a public school student in Brooklyn.

Mayor de Blasio seems more concerned with raising his national profile than improving the education of New York City public school children,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

«Today is not a public holiday, but I can tell you that many children, from primary to senior high schools, will be on holiday; this is because he funds many of these children's education, sometimes from his own pocket,» he said.

«Buffalo is a better place today because Carl Paladino no longer has any power or authority over the lives of tens of thousands of children of color in the Buffalo Public Schools,» the Buffalo chapter of Showing up for Racial Justice, which has staged a series of anti-Paladino protests, said in a statement.

«In the radio ad, Congressman Kennedy talks about his family legacy of public service and how Congresswoman Lujan Grisham's work to investigate nursing home abuse, double the number of school - based health centers for children and families, and to lower drug overdoses through better treatment reflects that same dedication,» Lujan Grisham's campaign said.

«This decision should bring an end to the politicking and grandstanding and allow us all to focus on what matters most: continuing to improve the quality of education we offer New York City's public school children,» Mayor Bloomberg said.

Interestingly, parents of children in the often maligned New York City public school system gave Mayor Bloomberg a more positive rating, with 46 percent saying he'd succeeded and 48 percent saying he'd failed, according to the paper.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says the city will be testing for lead in water in each of the city's public schools to make sure no high lead levels are lurking that could harm children.

Nixon joined AQE as a volunteer in its incipient years, as a public school parent concerned about the quality of her children's education, she has said.

It also seemed to point out that only a small fraction of the city's public school students attend charter schools, and said its main focus was on improving opportunities for all children.

While walking to her car out of city hall, Farina, now former schools chancellor, said while she'll miss her job, she's confident Carranza is the right choice for the city's 1.1 million children in public schools.

«With this lawsuit, the UFT is telling the tens of thousands of parents looking for a better option for their children that the doors of public school buildings are closed to them,» said Glen Weiner, interim executive director of StudentsFirstNY, in a statement.

«Rob Astorino is a product of public schools, a father of three children in the public education system and a former school board member who was recruited to serve by teachers,» spokeswoman Jessica Proud said in a statement.

«As a New York City public school teacher for 25 years, I've seen what our children need to succeed: smaller class sizes, more parental involvement, and balanced input in the education process from all members of the community,» Dromm said in a statement.

«During her decades in public life, Helen fought tenaciously to improve our children's schools, to address seemingly intractable quality - of - life issues and to secure a fair share of City resources for Queens,» Katz said in a statement.

«We look forward to working with officials in Albany and New York City to minimize the effects of these proposed cuts on our classrooms, and to protect the interests of the city's public school children,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

«The agreement worked out among the governor, Speaker Silver and Majority Leader Skelos — a stark contrast with the political deadlock in Washington — will bring more fairness to the state tax code and help ensure that children in our public schools will begin to see restorations from the devastating education cuts of recent years,» he said.

«I can not imagine that David Steiner will sleep well tonight; he wrestled with his conscience and settled on a nightmarish scenario for the million - plus children in the New York City public schools — placing at the helm of the New York City public school system a person with zero educational credentials,» he said.

«We will continue to stand with teachers and public school advocates to 1) oppose the corporate takeover and privatization of education and 2) expand education funding to meet our children's needs and so that teachers can teach,» said Howie Hawkins.

Voters with children in public schools disapprove of the appointment 62 - 25 percent and say 63 - 21 percent that Black does not have the right experience.