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RI Children’s Advocate Bob Chiaradio Is Traveling The State Calling On Districts To Ditch Their “Trans” Policies

Posted by Jane Coleman on June 06, 2024 19 Comments

Chiaradio: No matter how much a boy wants to be a girl, dress like a girl, thinks he's a girl, or acts like a girl, he will never be a girl....

Memorial Day 2024 in Barrington (RI) Without Veterans Council Due To Town Flying BLM Flag Over War Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 27, 2024 34 Comments

Our nation is facing extreme cultural and political stress points. But we must remember those who gave all, and honor them....

Barrington (RI) Veterans Council Resigns In Protest Of Town Flying BLM Flag Over Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 21, 2024 30 Comments

"The Barrington United Veterans Council (BUVC) can no longer support or be affiliated with a local town government that openly disrespects and marginalizes its Veteran Community by failing to maintain the sanctity and decorum of the Town’s Veterans Memorials."...

Pressure On Barrington (RI) School Committee Member Amanda Basse To Resign After Social Media Posts Bashing Israel And Suggesting Jews “Weaponized Their Religion”

Posted by Jane Coleman on January 11, 2024 14 Comments

Public comments at a recent School Committee Meeting focused on Basse's social media posts bashing Israel and suggesting that Jews have "weaponized their religion." The anti-Zionist community from around the state came out to support her, raising questions as to her connections....

Social Media Posts Bashing Israel And Implying Jews “Weaponized Their Religion” Lead To Call For Barrington (RI) School and DEI Committee Member To Resign

Posted by Jane Coleman on January 07, 2024 53 Comments

Democrat Amanda Basse accused of sharing gross anti-Israel graphics, including one strongly suggesting Jews "weaponized their religion" to "ethnically cleanse Palestinians" in Gaza. Republican town leader calls on Basse to resign: "How can she continue to serve if this is how she feels about Jewish...

Barrington (RI) Memorial Day Parade Restored To Veterans Group Ousted After Objecting to BLM Flag Flying Over Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2023 9 Comments

Ret. Lt. Col. Paul Dulchinos: "It was nice to see the Barrington Memorial Day Parade once again planned and executed by fellow Veterans to honor their fallen brothers. I think one could feel the difference in the tenor of this year's event compared to last year....

NEA Teachers Union Sued By Barrington (RI) Teachers Fired For Refusing Covid Vax, Allege Union Complicit

Posted by Jane Coleman on May 25, 2023 16 Comments

Teachers' Lawyer Greg Piccirilli: "The union's actions were a complete abdication of their legal obligation to vigorously defend these teachers from termination."...

Total Vindication: Full Reinstatement and Back Pay For Three Barrington (RI) Teachers Fired For Refusing Covid Vax

Posted by Jane Coleman on May 11, 2023 31 Comments

Teachers' lawyer Greg Piccirilli: "The teachers have been made whole. It is as if they were never fired." ...

After Retaliation for Objecting To BLM Flag Flying Over War Memorial, Veterans Group Restored to Organizing Memorial Day Parade

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2023 21 Comments

Follow up to prior story: After almost 70 years, the Barrington (RI) United Veterans Council was stripped of its parade duties after objecting to the Town Council flying the BLM flag over the War Memorial. Now their rightful and historical duties have been restored. A...

A Perfect Storm

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 23, 2022 41 Comments

I'm staying just where I am, thank you....

Court: Barrington (RI) School Committee Liable For Attorney’s Fees Of Teachers Fired Over Covid Vax Mandate

Posted by Jane Coleman on October 09, 2022 10 Comments

A follow up to our prior coverage of the three Christian teachers fired after the district refused even to consider their requests for religious exemption. Court imposed a $500 fine for an open meetings violation and more significantly, the teacher's attorney's fees that could be...

100 Year Old WWII Vet: “I was in the company of better people, way better than myself”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2022 19 Comments

Benny Chelo was the honored guest at the Memorial Day Ceremony held by the Barrington (RI) United Veterans Council, the group removed from running the town Memorial Day Parade by a vindictive Town Council in retaliation for objecting to the BLM flag flying over the...

Vaccine Mandate That Led To Firing Of Three Barrington (RI) Teachers Lacked Necessary Public Notice, Court Rules

Posted by Jane Coleman on May 26, 2022 24 Comments

The judge has scheduled a hearing on remedies for June 21, 2022. If the firing was the fruit of a poisonous tree -- the imposition of a vaccine mandate in violation of the Open Meetings Act -- the firing should be reversed as it was...

Parents Defeat “Equity” School Agenda, Honors Courses To Be Reinstated In Barrington, Rhode Island

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2022 10 Comments

Parent: "school officials needed to reflect on what happened...

“Just Devastating” – Three Teachers Who Sought Religious Exemption From Covid Vaccine Fired In Barrington (RI)

Posted by Jane Coleman on May 16, 2022 31 Comments

Barrington, Rhode Island, schoolteacher Stephanie Hines asks me whether we can make our Sunday morning phone call an hour later than I had planned. She needs a little time after church.

Fight Against School Equity Agenda And De-Leveling “Being Won on the Ground by the Parents” In Barrington, Rhode Island

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 11, 2022 20 Comments

"A student doing well in a subject doesn't take away from another student, but it's this ideology of diversity, equity and inclusion"...

Parents Revolt Against “Equity” Agenda In Barrington (RI) As School District Drops Precipitously In National Rankings

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 10, 2022 29 Comments

"Since de-levelling was introduced...

Veterans Group Alleges Retaliation For Opposing Flying BLM Flag Over Barrington (RI) Veterans Memorial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 13, 2022 26 Comments

On March 7, 2022, the Barrington, Rhode Island, Town Council voted to have the Town Manager organize the 2022 Memorial Day Parade replacing the Barrington United Veterans Council, which had organized Memorial Day parades for 68 consecutive years (excluding 2020-2021 when the parade was canceled due to Covid restrictions).

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