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School code of conduct discussion set for April 26 Public has been misinformed on policies pertaining to LGBTQ student protections, officials say By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Apr 21, 2021 Additional discussion on aspects of the School District of Lee County’s controversial code of conduct has been set for Monday, April 26. The meeting has been changed to 6 p.m., to provide everyone with the opportunity to attend and voice their views, district officials said. The code drew more than 60 speakers last Tuesday night, most opposed to an included poster regarding LGBTQ students and how the district a...

Friday, March 12, 2021 On March 2, 2021, the Department of State issued updated guidance on the National Interest Exception (NIE) for the COVID-related travel ban to the United States from individuals who are in the Schengen Area, the U.K. or Ireland. This guidance restricts eligibility for an NIE waiver of the travel ban. By way of background, the Schengen travel ban was implemented in a Proclamation issued by President Trump on March 13, 2020. This travel ban requires that individuals present in the Schengen Area, the U.K. or Ireland either obtain a waiver of the ban, or quarantin...

In light of the Nov. 10 release of the University’s Draft Anti-Racism Plan, the Justice’s editorial board will be reviewing and providing feedback on prominent sections. We hope that these forthcoming editorials will serve as a resource for students to provide feedback to the administration. We also recognize, however, that our editorial board is predominantly composed of white students, and we will work to ensure that we are not taking space or attention away from the voices of the BIPOC students who are most directly affected by racism on campus. In line with this goal, we have grounded ...

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Schooler. this is personally very distressing. two action steps came out of that. first we basically told the fda that we thought that juul and others were not marketing their products in accordance we the law. they issued a cease and desist letter to the juul corporation to tell them to stop doing what they're doing. and secondly, they proposed a ban to flavored e-cigarettes. that's what hooks young people onto e-cigarettes. the second action step is that we basically issued document requests to juul to provide us more information about some troubling facts that we learned in the hearing. one...