Seclusion boxes prompt demand to remove Iowa City schools
Heather Young urges ban on isolation rooms used in Iowa City School District citing nonverbal disabled students, parent secrecy, and federal guidance against restraint. She highlights eight noncompliance areas, calls for removal, policy reform, and legal action to protect students with IEPs and 504 plans.
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Federal Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education
Arnie Duncan
Guantanamo Bay
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ICCSD
District Board of Education
Iowa
Stephen Murley
Wrights Law
Bridges4kids.org
Letter on Iowa civility and teaching the future of Iowa
Dale Kueter and Ken Krizan offer reflections on civic unity in Iowa. They emphasize teaching, mentoring, and the value of diverse viewpoints, urging a moderated multi party approach and tolerance for all communities amid national political tensions. Coralville signed by Ken Krizan.
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Trump
United States of America
Solon
Gov
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Branstad
Towa
Dale Kueter
Robert Graves
Ken Krizan
Coralville
Identity politics and the lost Clinton victory critique
Froma Harrop argues identity politics distracts from economic aims and harms broad support. She suggests Clinton should have emphasized immigration enforcement and labor concerns, while warning that inclusive messaging can feel exclusive and risks empowering white working class voters in a Trump era.
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