Associated Press: D.C. children’s hospital harassed over trans youth services
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical providers at Children’s National Hospital in Washington have become the latest targets of social media campaigns harassing U.S. hospitals for the treatments they offer transgender youths.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A D.C. man died in a Louisiana prison. Then came a second death.
The prisoners’ deaths last month have raised questions for relatives and revived discussions about the city’s practice of sending residents to prisons across the country
Washington Post: Children’s hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans…
Children’s National Hospital has been inundated with threatening emails and phone calls after an influential right-wing Twitter account published a recording that falsely suggested the hospital is performing hysterectomies on transgender…
Washington Post: American University reaches tentative agreement with striking workers
Earlier in the day, many first-year students walked out of convocation to show support for staff
Washington Business Journal: Washington Improv Theater finds a temporary home at Studio Theatre
The Washington Improv Theater has found a home — for now.
WTOP: AU staff union reaches agreement with school after 5-day strike
American University’s staff union has reached an agreement with the school administration after a five-day strike during student welcome week.
WTOP: Heroic horses getting a new home on the National Mall
A new home for the horses used by the U.S. Park Police will open soon, and should be completed before the end of the year along the National Mall.
Colbert I. King in The Post: Father’s arrest in toddler’s death raises ongoing D.C. gun issues
I don’t pretend to fully understand God’s will. But according to the city’s deputy medical examiner, 23-month-old Legend King Wheeler died from a gunshot wound to the head on the day before Thanksgiving 2021.
DCist: D.C. Office Of Campaign Finance Will Investigate Ward 3 Poll Conducted By Councilmember…
The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance confirmed today it will investigate a complaint against Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At-Large).
DCist: Following A Strike By American University’s Staff Union And A Student Walkout, Contract…
American University administrators resumed negotiations Friday morning with staff who were on strike this week demanding higher wages and equitable pay. It was the first bargaining session administrators held with the staff’s union since…
WTOP: DC public schools push back student immunization deadlines
D.C. public schools are pushing back enforcement deadlines for students who fail to receive their required vaccinations, including against COVID-19.
Washington Post: D.C. schools extend deadlines for coronavirus, routine vaccination mandate
Students will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Jan. 3
Axios: D.C. sets new vaccine deadline for students
D.C. is pushing back the date by which public school students must be up-to-date on vaccinations, according to a letter sent to school leaders Friday.
DCist: D.C. Delays Enforcement Of Student COVID Vaccine Mandate Until 2023
D.C. is delaying enforcement of student vaccine policies for several months, as the city struggles to bring thousands of students into compliance with routine and COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
DCist: Howard University Targeted By Two Bomb Threats This Week
On Tuesday and early this morning, Howard University received bomb threats, leading students to evacuate and prompting an investigation.
Washington Post: American University students walk out of convocation as staff strike continues
A large group of first-year American University students walked out of a convocation ceremony on campus Friday as a days-long strike by a staff union intensified.
DCist: After Series Of Deaths At D.C. Jail, A Mother Demands Answers
The last time Althea Littles spoke to her son Treyvon was two days before he died. Littles says they were talking about plans for his upcoming release from the D.C. Jail: what he wanted her to cook, who was going to pick him up. Her son…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on Women’s Equality Day
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser commemorated Women’s Equality…
WTOP: DC Peace Academy graduates its first class of violence interrupters
The D.C. Peace Academy recognized its first class of violence interrupters to graduate from a program committed to raising up frontline workers in communities battling rising homicide rates.
Jessica Sutter in The Post: D.C. school test results are coming. Here’s what we should do with them.
The calendar says a new school year is about to begin. But looking at the data, it is clear that the challenges our students, schools and families have faced over the past two years remain the same.