Illinois schools chief tells districts to follow state law, not Trump threats

https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/02/21/illinois-schools-chief-says-keep-teaching-black-history-after-trump-letter/

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Vaggumon@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 1y

Good. If more people actually had a backbone, well, a lot of things would be different.

Snowclone@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

Hopefully this is just the beginning, it's the only hopeful outcome I can think of, that Trump and his administration are so inept the states start doing their own thing without hindrance.

ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org · 11 pts · 1y

Someone finally remembered that the "United" in United States is only there when the states want to be united.

BigMacHole@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

This is ABSOLUTELY UNAMERICAN! You MUST do what the FEDS TELL you to do!

-State's Rights Conservatives!

SARGE@startrek.website · 3 pts · 1y
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frunch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Wait until president Musk hears about this! He'll call for him to be fired and jailed or something. Just amazing leadership