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At Tuesday night's board meeting, a group of staff, parents and students presented a formal civil rights complaint to the La Center School Board regarding Supt. Peter Rosenkranz's rule that teachers not ask students about preferred pronouns.

La Center School Board hears civil rights complaint about pronoun usage

At Tuesday night's board meeting, a group of staff, parents and students presented a formal civil rights complaint to the La Center School Board regarding Supt. Peter Rosenkranz's rule that teachers not ask students about preferred pronouns.

January 11, 2023, 2:20pm Clark County News

A civil rights complaint regarding teachers’ ability to ask students their preferred pronouns took center stage at the La Center School Board meeting on Tuesday. Read story

This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

School lawsuits, like Seattle’s, over social media harm face tough legal road

This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

January 11, 2023, 8:46am Business

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem — in their case, the mental health crisis among youth. Read story

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal listens to a member of the Washington State Board of Education speak in 2018 at Educational Service District 112 in Vancouver.

Washington’s education leader says schools are ‘accelerating’

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal listens to a member of the Washington State Board of Education speak in 2018 at Educational Service District 112 in Vancouver.

January 10, 2023, 8:07am Latest News

Graduation rates are holding steady, enrollments are picking up and school districts are on track to spend their federal pandemic relief funds, the state’s top education official said Monday. Read story

Reese Velansky of Washougal High School dismounts from the balance beam as Camas coaches and gymnasts look on during a meet at Naydenov Gymnastics on Dec. 17.

High school gymnastics participation down but Clark County athletes soar with support

Reese Velansky of Washougal High School dismounts from the balance beam as Camas coaches and gymnasts look on during a meet at Naydenov Gymnastics on Dec. 17.

January 10, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Matt Stanfill, who last coached high school gymnastics more than a decade ago, remains a champion of the sport as Battle Ground High’s athletic director and gymnastics commissioner of the 4A and 3A Greater St. Helens League. Read story

Woodland High School  (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

Woodland High School bomb threats still under investigation

Woodland High School  (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

January 9, 2023, 8:17am Clark County News

Bomb threats against Woodland High School made in October and November are still under investigation by police and the FBI, according to Woodland Police Sgt. James Keller. Read story

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Teen hurt when struck by car while crossing street near Prairie High School

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January 6, 2023, 5:00pm Clark County News

A teenager suffered not life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car while crossing the street Friday afternoon near Prairie High School. Read story

Mt. Pleasant School is located in rural Washougal.

Workers trying to locate source of leak that closed Mount Pleasant school

Mt. Pleasant School is located in rural Washougal.

January 6, 2023, 2:42pm Clark County News

A water leak threw a wrench in the Mount Pleasant School District’s return from winter break this week, closing school Thursday and Friday as plumbers worked to fix the issue. Read story

Shelley Leatherwood, a teacher at Mountain View High School, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and attempted sexual misconduct with a minor. Her bail was set at $20,000.

Mountain View teacher in court on charges related to sexually explicit messages

Shelley Leatherwood, a teacher at Mountain View High School, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and attempted sexual misconduct with a minor. Her bail was set at $20,000.

January 6, 2023, 1:12pm Clark County News

Prosecutors say a Mountain View High School teacher accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a 17-year-old student had also expressed potential interest in another student. Read story