Tag: Children
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Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home
Labor unions representing educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena medical records from a prominent children’s hospital about transgender patients and gender-affirming medical treatment
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As Trump Shakes Up Oversight of Special Ed, Frustrated DC Parents Want Change
New York, NY (The 74) Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter After a year in a small preschool class for children with disabilities, transition into kindergarten was rough for Andrea Jones’ son Kelsey. He would cry and run off during fire drills. Teachers put his desk…
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Parker youth soccer coach arrested on suspicion of sex crimes
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Police arrested a Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer coach last week on suspicion of child sex crimes. Juan Carlos Hernandez, 40, faces four counts of sexual assault on a child, pattern, from a person in a position of trust and two counts of aggravated incest, according to a news release from the Parker Police Department. None…
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Denver families facing food insecurity can text ‘MEAL’ for help
For many children, the end of the school year can mean fewer opportunities to access free or reduced-cost school lunches. Lantern, a Denver-based nonprofit, is hoping to fill that gap by placing knowledge of local and federal food assistance programs at the fingertips of parents and other caregivers. By texting “MEAL” to 274448, parents and…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado nurse makes living organ donation
In the past five years, more than 1,300 kids in the U.S. have died while waiting for an organ donation that would have saved their lives, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing. Kayla McCarthy, a registered nurse at Children’s Hospital Colorado, works with post-transplant patients and sees firsthand how a simple…
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Former Return to Nature owner Jon Hallford accused of lying about stepchildren, ‘sexting’ stepdaughter
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The former owner of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Jon Michael Hallford, is facing allegations that he lied to the court about his relationship to his stepchildren — and their whereabouts — in order to lower his bond from $2 million to $100,000 as he awaits trial on multiple felony charges related to the nearly…
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Coroner releases autopsies of Colorado Springs children allegedly killed by mother
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Two elementary school children killed in Colorado Springs during late December suffered gunshot wounds and cuts to the neck, autopsies show. Kimberlee Singler is believed by police to have murdered both children on Dec. 18. A GoFundMe to assist the family, including the older surviving sibling is available here. She is awaiting extradition in London,…
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Colorado Springs mother suspected of children’s murder embroiled in contentious divorce
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs mother suspected of murdering her two young children in December has been embroiled in a long and contentious divorce. Kimberlee Singler, 35, accused her former husband Kevin Wentz of abuse and intimidation in court filings. He denied all the allegations of domestic…
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Colorado Springs mother wanted in double homicide of children, FBI assisting in search
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police and the FBI are searching for a Colorado Springs mom who is suspected of murdering two of her children last week. The Colorado Springs police have issued an arrest warrant for Kimberlee Singler, 35, who is facing numerous potential charges, including first-degree murder charges, attempted…