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A Lee County school board meeting got off to a shaky start Monday evening , when the elected officials faced a rowdy audience that often cheered and booed about a one-page flyer that outlines the civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.  The meeting was advertised as a pre-briefing, or non-voting session, to give board members a first look at what might be included in next year’s student handbook. A crowd of at least 350 people attended the meeting to speak for and against the one-page flyer, which was included in this year's Code of Conduct. Many schools put up posters of the flyer around campus...

Lee County school board meeting to discuss transgender student policies Published: April 26, 2021 8:09 AM EDT Updated: April 26, 2021 10:05 AM EDT Recommended The Lee County School District will hold a public meeting Monday, and it is expected to be dramatic. Parents will have a chance to express their views about the schools’ code of conduct, specifically surrounding a poster focused on transgender students. This poster is something that has been in the code of conduct for a year, but is just now under the microscope. One specific section of it has gotten some parents worked up. The poster...

ng of these sessions is not allowed. now, to the matter at hand, our panel -- our title today is at the gates -- a biography of the gates of the 20th century. i have to admit i'm a little bit mystified as the authors you have today don't really have works necessarily that were at the gates of the 20th century but it bridges the 18th and 19th. roberts most recent work is set in the civil war. and richard has written so prolificy that he stands at the 20th century than stands at his gate. a big gate. let me make a few introductions and then we'll open it to the panel and i'm goin...

>> azadeah moavei is one of the few american correspondents who's been allowed to work continuously in iran since 1999. as a "time" magazine correspondent she's reported on islamic reform and women's rights. she's lived and reported throughout the middle east and is author of "lipstick jihad" and co-author of "iran awakening." to find out more about the author, please go to her website. .. >> another book my wife just finished is called the shack and by william paul leon. it is fictional i do not know too much about it so i will check that out as well. i am always fascinated by the s...