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Here’s what every school needs to know if ICE comes knocking at their door.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania categorically condemns threats of violence, as well as bigotry directed at any group. We also stand, as we always have, on the side of free and unfettered political speech, even when that speech seems intolerable to some.

Here we go again. For the second time in less than a year, the ACLU of Pennsylvania has taken legal action against Central Bucks School District because of the district’s discriminatory and punitive policies against LGBQ&T students and their allies.

After more than a decade, Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police have reached an agreement about how city police interact with students.

School should be a safe place for all students. It should be an environment that fosters creativity and the free exchange of ideas.

Some elected officials aren’t celebrating today. But we don’t have to take their attempts at censorship and erasure sitting down.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the globe, particularly for children.

How does the school board expect Central students to grow when they are educated on a partial, obscured, whitewashed understanding of the history of America?

It’s no secret that some politicians and pundits work to divide the country by stoking the so-called “culture war” with invented problems.