#Schoolboard

[sycompower]

[usnewsper-politics]

School Board Sued for Bible Verses: First Amendment Clash #firstamendment #schoolboard

[tommychook]

Mayor Demands Entire schoolboard Resignation For Supporting P0rnography

[linseymiller]

As we near the election days, please vote in local elections. Please vote even when it feels too local and small to matter. Please build up your community if you do nothing else.

[mollysunder]

You ever think about how Jinx and Mel both have traits that the other's parent, Silco and Ambessa respectively, would have found advantageous to their agendas. Instead Silco and Ambessa had daughters that beat to their own drum much to their own detriment at times.

You ever think if Jinx and Mel ever understood who the other actually was, and not as a name to violent crime or crafter of terrible state policy, but actually known the other, would the two see the most violent traits their respective parents embodied?

Would Jinx see in Mel Silco's ferocious ambition only matched by her general disregard to those victimized by her political machine? Would Mel be horrified to see a case in point example that justifies her mother's own ruthless point of view and frankly readily embraces Ambessa's hands on, opportunistic, ruthless violence more than Mel ever did?

Wouldn't it feel so strange to be at opposite ends of war with a person who is so similar to the parent you have the most complicated relationship with?

[internalriot]

my grandparents r big trans allies now everyone say good job orion!!!!!

[siena-sevenwits]

:-)

[kingdomoftyto]

October this year has felt kind of vague and adrift for me, no real festive spirit to speak of--or at least nowhere near how last year felt, when it was Year of the Vampire and all.

BUT I am remedying that now with a combined pincer attack of 1) relistening to Night Vale from the beginning on my commute to work and 2) rereading Warm Bodies on my breaks/in my spare time. Things are getting increasingly spooky up in here

[sycompower]

[arctic-hands]

It's fucked up that as someone on SSI I'm not even allowed to do what little volunteer work I could physically do because the SSA will see it and just be like "hey if you can do that you can get a job faker"

[jellyappl3]

"Home" - Pokemon

Characters: Geeta, Original Character (Karyo)

Summary: Karyo comes home for summer vacation, ready to relax. Unfortunately for them, Geeta also happens to be home at the moment.

Words: 647

AO3 (Fic below cut)

A/N: Trying to figure out the dyanmic between one of my ScarVi OCs & Geeta, so here this is. Also hcing there's other sports at the academy and no one can stop me. Takes place at the end of the school year before the games.

When Karyo entered the door, they weren't expecting to see the Top Champion; however, luckily for Karyo, Geeta appeared to be asleep on the couch, hands placed neatly in her lap and laptop beside her.

The two rarely ran into each other at home—Geeta busy with League business and Karyo, school—but Karyo didn’t mind the quietness. It beat Geeta’s inquisitive nature when she was around. If they were lucky, they could sneak through the living room without waking up Geeta, and finally, relax for a bit.

Karyo didn’t make it two steps in before Geeta woke up.

“I heard you won’t be playing baseball next year.”

And thus began the Top Champion’s questioning much to Karyo’s dismay.

“Mmm, not as interested anymore,” Karyo replied, shrugging. An obvious lie; they loved the sport to death, but the pressure was just too much, killing the joy they felt when playing. Geeta wouldn’t understand if they told the truth. “How do you even know?”

“As chairwoman of the school board and your legal guardian, it would eventually reach my ears,” Geeta said, standing up and slowly walking toward Karyo. “You’re talented though, Karyo. It would be a shame to see your potential go to waste.”

Yep, definitely wouldn’t understand. To Karyo, it felt as if Geeta placed great importance on talent, and for that, she was no different than others in Karyo’s life. Well, maybe it was slightly different because she wanted everyone to shine, but either way, Karyo wasn’t a fan of it.

“I trust you will keep up your studies though, yes?”

“Yeah, I will,” Karyo said with a nod and turned to leave towards the kitchen. Arceus be damned, they were going to try and end the conversation as soon as possible.

Please don’t follow me. Please don’t follow me, Karyo thought to themself. As they grabbed a plate and a knife from the cupboards, they, unfortunately, heard Geeta’s footsteps behind them.

“Speaking of school, how was the new staff?” Geeta asked. “Spare no details.”

“Are you really using me to evaluate the teachers?” Karyo let out a sigh as they grabbed an apple off the counter and began cutting it. “Can you even afford to fire any of them?”

It was a fair point even if Karyo knew they wouldn't get an answer. The entire staff had been replaced fairly recently; no one seemed to know why, and those that did were tight-lipped about it.

“Hearing straight from a student is a valuable insight. Your weekly overview of the classes is a better reflection than occasional evaluations by myself or Director Clavell.”

It frustrated Karyo that she was right, but they still weren’t going to give a detailed report; this wasn’t their job after all. Not to mention, the school year was over for now, and Karyo wanted to just forget about it for a bit.

Karyo shrugged. “Having them for a full year now, I guess they’re not bad.”

Geeta raised an eyebrow. “I see. And what class did you feel was the most challenging?”

“Nope, not answering anymore.” Karyo turned to place the knife in the sink.

“Will you indulge me a little? I wish to make sure,” Geeta paused briefly, deciding to choose her words carefully, “…certain events do not transpire again.”

“And I don’t wanna think about school anymore for these few months.” Karyo picked up their plate and began walking towards their room. “If that’s all, I’m gonna go stare at the ceiling now.”

Geeta let out a sigh. There was no point in trying to press Karyo further when they actually stated their mind. “What do you want for dinner since I’m home?”

Karyo pondered it briefly before speaking, “Sushi. Okay bye now.”

As Karyo headed to their room, they hoped this would be the last interaction of the day until dinner, and thankfully this time, it was.

[splodey-goat]

This is all correct but I'm always sick of seeing it so if I may add 2 caveats

1: Your vote for president only counts like like 6 states (and your vote for congresspersons in not significantly more) so on behalf of everyone in every solid red state ever if you condescend to me for writing in a joke vote one more time you deserve to have your kidneys fail.

2: If the democrats lose the easiest lay-up election in history and you waste one molecule of oxygen blaming moral abstainers instead of the apparatus that cares about getting to continue it's genocides more than beating fascists at home then you get no highground to preach from both retroactively and in all arguments in the future. People KNOW what a difference their political leaders make, and they're making that decision anyway, to imply otherwise is to treat the average person as too stupid to make their own ethical and political decisions.

Voting is only a tactic. Not voting and threatening to withhold your vote is also a tactic. To continually press voting as a civic duty and an all-important part of political life is to perpetuate the myth that American "democracy" is set up to actually empower the average person and/or in any way a meaningful driver of change both of which are demonstrably untrue. Take that next step on your journey, you're disillusioned with the government stop being taken in by the means that government perpetuates itself.

[skiddo-xy]

Going from trick or treating to handing out candy on Hallowe'en...getting thrilled by the eidi you get from relatives you barely know each Eid and then becoming those relatives...getting red envelopes on Lunar New Year to being the one who prepares them...all these things are so beautiful to me when I hear people on the second phase of all these traditions laugh about them

[imnotfunnysblog]

So the elevator at my school is broken and I can't safely get up the stairs so they've just shuttled me off to the detention room for like two day becuse they can't fix it.

I'm obviously veary upset by this and have been feeling rather dehumanizing by the whole existence. It feels like I'm being shelved in a spare room becuse they can't move me.

I run the crochet club at the school and we're having our first meeting today and it's held on the second floor so I whent to talk to the teacher running it (I had to wait till she had a first floor class)

And she said somthing like, "oh that's attrosuse, I've had stuff sitting in my car that needs to go up since it broke, difference is your a person,"

And that just made me feel so seen. Now I'm here almost crying trying to reasure the secratares that I'm fine.

[nenesw]

In this episode of the Political Education for Freedom podcast, host Nitra explores the intricate controversy surrounding the Houston Independent School District (HISD), focusing on its takeover by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the appointment of Superintendent Mike Miles, and the ensuing chaos within the district. The discussion traces HISD's historical challenges, from segregation and educational inequality to modern-day legal battles over district governance and academic performance. Detailed are pivotal moments, including wrongful attempts to replace interim Superintendent Dr. Latham, legislative changes that facilitated the state's intervention, and the broader implications on public education in Texas. The episode critically examines the motivations behind the takeover, questioning the role of political influence and the push for voucher programs by state officials, while highlighting the district's achievements amidst adversity. Listeners are encouraged to engage with the topic on social media and through the podcast's website for further insights.