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A group of parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, are suing the school board, alleging their First Amendment rights were violated when they were silenced during a public meeting while raising concerns about a student allegedly affiliated with the MS-13 gang. The parents claim they were prevented from discussing the student’s alleged ties to the gang and his return to school after an arrest for carrying a gun and threatening another student. The school board maintains the parents were attempting to spread misinformation and disrupting the meeting.

The Cumberland Valley School District’s board has reversed its decision to cancel an assembly with anti-bullying activist Maulik Pancholy. The board’s vote to quash Pancholy’s appearance earned it a public rebuke from the district’s administration, including superintendent Mark Blanchard, who criticized the board for not allowing district staff to explain the nature and intent of Pancholy’s assembly before labeling it political activism.

Former Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman has been charged with misconduct and obstruction related to allegations of child abuse against the city’s superintendent of schools, La’Quetta Small, and her husband, Mayor Marty Small Sr. In response to Days-Chapman’s departure, Donald Harris, the high school’s director of secondary education, has been appointed acting principal. Both La’Quetta Small and Mayor Small have denied any wrongdoing and will appear in court on May 15. While the school board has not publicly addressed La’Quetta Small’s employment status, its president declined to comment, citing personnel confidentiality.