The State of State Schools – Details, episodes & analysis

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, I was honored to speak at Back to the Cross Ministries in Manteno, Illinois--home church of dear friends and Pastors Norman and Myra Lapinski.

The title of this speech is "Inspecting the Walls" and the key biblical texts come from the Book of Nehemiah. The story of Nehemiah inspecting and rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem directly relates to the condition of the government school system. I share valuable information on the history of the public school system in America, and encourage listeners to follow Nehemiah's example and return to God's commandments, statutes, and judgements.

Back to the Cross Ministries: https://www.backtothecrossministries.org/

Ep. 64

Week of 9/19/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

· Courage to Stand: Profiles of Enduring Faith: https://www.masterbooks.com/courage-to-stand

· Initiative 138: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/initiative%2520referendum_2023-2024%20138v1.pdf

· Parental Rights in Maryland: https://thenewamerican.com/us/maryland-parents-ask-supreme-court-to-rule-on-schools-mandatory-lgbtq-lessons/

· Homeschool Hub: https://www.edchoice.org/engage/johns-hopkins-launches-homeschool-hub/

Week of 3/4/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• A homeschool mom might become North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public instruction:  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-carolina-schools-chief-loses-republican-primary-home-schooling-parent-critical-radical-agendas

• A special event in one Oklahoma school had students licking peanut butter off their classmates bare feet and armpits:  https://thepostmillennial.com/shocking-oklahoma-school-students-suck-and-lick-toes-for-charity-in-more-disturbing-videos

• A warning to Parents:  beware of “Secret school policies”:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/rochester-public-schools-has-secret-policy-that-appears-to-state-staff-can-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents-forces-staff-to-use-preferred-pronouns-of-students-under-threat-of/

• Teachers receive training on the dangers of whiteness:  https://defendinged.org/incidents/milton-public-schools-dei-department-provides-district-equity-leads-with-readings-on-whiteness-and-anti-bias-lessons-for-middle-school-students/

Week of 2/26/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• How State services can remove a child from their home if the parents don’t agree with Gender Ideology:  https://www.foxnews.com/media/indiana-parents-warn-nation-after-child-removed-home-improper-pronoun-usage-can-happen-anywhere

• A proposed bill in Illinois that would label parents as “child abusers” for not agreeing with Gender Ideology:  https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-bill-changes-definition-of-abused-child-to-include-kids-whose-parents-object-to-abortion-transgender-hormones-and-surgeries

• A new elementary Social Studies curriculum that promotes globalism and activism:  https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/29/georgias-k-5-social-studies-curriculum-is-a-trojan-horse-for-leftism/

• A reminder to protect your children, if they’re in public or private schools, by staying aware of school programs, clubs, and special weeks or presentations throughout the year:  https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/exclusive-parental-rights-group-files-complaint-against-illinois-school-for-racist-black-and-hispanic-only-programs/

Week of 1/15/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• A California Judge ruled that two Teachers who were fired over their school’s transgender policies must be reinstated while the case continues: https://thenewamerican.com/us/judge-orders-california-school-district-to-reinstate-teachers-who-sued-over-its-trans-policy/ , https://washingtonstand.com/news/christian-teachers-reinstated-as-lawsuit-over-transgender-policy-continues

• Denver Public Schools sent a memo to staff that said we’re all racist, but that “whiteness” causes deep harm: https://defendinged.org/incidents/denver-public-schools-sent-black-excellence-pledge-to-staff-promoting-black-lives-matter-movement-claims-that-whiteness-brings-deep-harm-to-students/

• A Christian school in Iowa will begin arming its teachers this month: https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-school-to-arm-train-staffers-after-deadly-iowa-school.html

Week of 12/18/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• A teacher in Virginia who was fired over his school’s pronoun policy wins his lawsuit in the Virginia Supreme Court: https://adfmedia.org/case/vlaming-v-west-point-school-board

• A Michigan teacher violated school policy by accidentally telling the truth: https://adflegal.org/article/school-district-slips-exposes-its-own-dishonesty-parents?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc

• Two New Jersey School Districts reject state gender policies, calling them “Gender Nonsense”: https://www.dailywire.com/news/gender-nonsense-multiple-new-jersey-school-districts-scrap-transgender-policies

Week of 12/11/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• Mandatory Teacher Trainings are still pushing woke ideology: https://www.dailywire.com/news/public-school-in-deep-red-ohio-town-forces-teachers-to-learn-definition-of-pansexual

• LGBTQ Activism in Education: https://washingtonstand.com/news/dem-school-board-president-sworn-in-on-sexually-explicit-books

• Some school are sending students to LGBTQ+ Chat rooms to chat with adults: https://www.dailywire.com/news/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults

• CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm

Week of 11/20/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• GSA Club raised money for chest-binders despite parent objections: https://defendinged.org/incidents/gender-sexualities-alliance-gsa-advisor-emails-reveal-that-student-club-members-allegedly-pooled-together-money-to-purchase-chest-binders-for-trans-students/

• Freedom of Information Act: www.foia.gov

• Affinity Courses in public schools: https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-area-high-school-provides-segregated-classes-for-black-and-hispanic-students

• Is “Language Justice” the new trend in school equity policies: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/social-justice-has-birthed-a-new-demon-child-language-justice-is-its-name/

Week of 11/13/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• Chicago Board of Education pays $150k to a former student in a lawsuit settlement over religious freedom: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/judge-awards-christian-student-150k-after-school-compelled-idol-worship/

• Illinois’s “Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning Standards”: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Culturally-Responsive-Teaching-Leading-Standards.pdf

• School Counselors are being trained to push Gender Ideology on kids: https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-counseling-organizations-push-transgender-ideology-on-mental-health-professionals-in-schools

• Greater Than I Ministries (GTI): https://gtimin.com/

Week of 11/6/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:

• CRT in California Public Schools: https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-school-district-starts-three-year-six-figure-plan-to-turn-students-into-critical-race-theory-activists

• Scholastic is pushing sexually inappropriate Books into schools via Book Fairs: https://thepostmillennial.com/exposed-kirk-cameron-shows-how-scholastic-funnels-sexually-explicit-morally-disgusting-books-into-american-schools

• SkyTree Book Fairs: https://skytreebookfairs.org/

• How schools sidestep Parental Rights by changing deifinitions: https://defendinged.org/incidents/dexter-community-schools-introduces-new-draft-policy-that-would-remove-the-ability-of-parents-to-opt-their-children-out-of-gender-ideology-lessons/

• “Gender Affirming Kits” in public schools: https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-school-district-partnered-with-sex-ed-group-that-provides-kits-with-tucking-underwear-chest-binders

• Southlands Christian Online: https://southlandschristianonline.com/