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Florida teachers would need to take oath under proposal
The measure (HB 147) would be required for public school teachers, similar to oaths taken by lawyers, doctors, and public officials, according to a news release from Fabricio.
The bill is filed for consideration during the legislative session that will start Jan. 13.
The bill would require teachers to take an oath that says:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and the Constitution and Government of the State of Florida;
“that I am duly qualified for employment as a classroom teacher in this state;
“that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of a classroom teacher in a professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan manner;
“that I will uphold the highest standards of academic integrity and professional ethics;
“that I will foster a respectful learning environment for all students, which promotes critical thinking, civic responsibility, and lifelong learning;
“and that I will serve as a positive role model in both conduct and character, so help me God.”
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Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault | The Seattle Times
A clarinet player for a Portland marching troupe that frequently performs during protests was arrested when federal agents barreled into the band while pursuing another suspect, bystander video shows.
Members of the Unpresidented Brass Band were playing the theme from “Ghostbusters” on a patch of gravel across the street from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in South Portland when clarinetist Oriana Korol was arrested Sunday.
Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, was detained at ICE and then taken to the Clark County Jail. Demonstrators detained by federal officers are sometimes quickly released but other times have been lodged in outside facilities such as the Columbia and Yamhill county jails, pending formal charges.
On Tuesday afternoon, supporters waited outside federal magistrate court, where Korol did not appear. As of 2 p.m., the federal government had not filed charges against her as she sat in jail, where a Clark County Sheriff’s Office representative said she was being held on suspicion of assault on a federal officer.
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At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists
Stenography is not journalism.
Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, CBS, NBC, ABC, NPR, Axios, Politico, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Hill, Newsmax, Breaking Defense and Task & Purpose all refused to sign.
Who signed? Well, One America News Network, the New York Post, Breitbart News Network and HuffPost all did.
..." Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.
The move allows the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. A local state of emergency can also funnel state money for legal aid and other services."...
Filling the Gaps: Mexican oral historian recovers lost stories of Northeast Florida’s Hispanic community
that moment was shattered when another classmate reported her to their teacher, and Karimi was called into the principal’s office.
“I didn’t know why,” Karimi recalled. “He said, ‘I heard you’re speaking Spanish on a school ground, that’s not permitted.”
As a child, Spanish was her first language.
“We were just playing children, playing in the schoolyard,” she recalled. “I was chastised for that.”
She said the principal warned her to keep the Spanish-speaking at home.
Many decades later, the flame ignited on that day still burns vigorously as she works to uncover and tell the lost stories of the Hispanic population in Northeast Florida.
Dr. Rebecca Dominguez-Karimi, an oral historian, is dedicated to uncovering and documenting the lost stories of the Hispanic community in Northeast Florida.
Guess I can't drink energy drinks on work days anymore. It kills my productivity because I end up kind of sick, and I'm not talking about my stomach. :(
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