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Month: May 2023

Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character

By Melissa Alonso and Isabel Rosales, CNN A fifth-grade teacher said she is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education after she showed her students “Strange World,” a 2022 animated Disney movie featuring a character who is biracial and gay. Jenna Barbee, a teacher in Hernando County’s Winding Waters K-8 school, told her story

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Supreme Court to consider when lawmakers out of the majority can sue for executive branch records in Trump hotel dispute

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court granted a request from the Biden administration to review a federal appeals court decision that allows for a handful of members of Congress to sue a government agency for records related to a Washington, DC, hotel once partly owned by former President Donald Trump

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Community Heroes: Melissa Walker helping kids find their voice through jazz in Montclair, N.J.

By JOHN DIAS Click here for updates on this story     MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (WCBS) — As we continue to highlight community heroes under our #BetterTogether campaign, we introduce a New Jersey woman who is paving the path for future jazz artists. “It just makes this journey worthwhile,” said Melissa Walker, founder of the performance organization

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