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Professor Says "Violent, Destructive" Protests Are Justified

Authored by Toni Airaksinen via CampusReform.org,

A professor at Loyola Marymount University recently praised “violent or destructive demonstrations” for their ability to gain public attention.

Stefan Bradley, a professor of African American Studies, argued in an essay titled “Civil Debate is Fine, Protest is Even Better” that because civil debate doesn’t “often yield just results,” violent protests are much more effective.

Anti-Trump "Resistance School" Moves To Berkeley

Anti-Trump "Resistance School" Moves To Berkeley

Authored by Dan Jackson via CampusReform.org,

Students at the University of California, Berkeley can now join their peers at Harvard University for the second semester of “Resistance School” aimed at fighting the Trump agenda.

Due to the high popularity of the student-run program, with more than “175,000 participants tuning in last semester,” Resistance School announced that Berkeley would be its “second campus” in a September press release.

Saudi Official Fired After Image Of Jedi Master Yoda In Textbook Goes Viral

Saudi Official Fired After Image Of Jedi Master Yoda In Textbook Goes Viral

Via TheAntiMedia.org,

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Education has been given the boot for allowing the image of a pop culture icon to be published in his country’s high school curriculum. 

From the Associated Press on Monday:

“A senior Education Ministry official in Saudi Arabia has been fired after high school students opened their textbooks to find an image of Yoda from the ‘Star Wars’ films seated next to a Saudi king.

 

America's Broken Education System: Grade-Rigging Scandal Strikes Baltimore And Spreads...

America's Broken Education System: Grade-Rigging Scandal Strikes Baltimore And Spreads...

Via StockBoardAsset.com,

Project Baltimore, an investigative reporting initiative, which was launched in March 2017, by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, the largest U.S. broadcaster, has uncovered more evidence of a massive grade manipulation scheme brewing in Baltimore City Schools.

The report indicates, the problem is more widespread than thought.

UK Public Schools Forcing Girls As Young As Four To Wear Muslim Veil

UK Public Schools Forcing Girls As Young As Four To Wear Muslim Veil

Research published in The Sunday Times this week revealed that eight state-funded British schools are forcing children to wear the Islamic hijab along with other Muslim female dress code requirements, which includes girls as young as four. The findings are based on open source investigations into published dress code directives of 176 Muslim schools across Britain, most of which are private.

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