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Children and Families

6-week Abortion Limit, With 15-Week Rape Exception Only If Women Prove They Were Assaulted

March 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The new bills would allow abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy in cases of rape or incest, but they would require women to present documentation to prove they were victims.

Flagler District Wants Earlier High School Start Time Just as State and Research Go the Other Way

March 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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A disconnect is developing between the Flagler County School Board and a proposed state law to push middle and high school start times later. The Flagler board favors a later start time for middle schools. But it’s pushing an earlier start time for high schools.

Teens-In-Flight Makes Plane-Piloting Dream Come True for Terminally Ill 16 Year Old

March 9, 2023 | Michael Lewis | 7 Comments

Austin Booth at the controls. (Contributed)

Austin Booth has been afflicted with numerous illnesses since birth and was given only eight or nine years to live. He’s now 16, and last week he took off from Flagler County airport at the controls of a Teens-in-Flight Cessna, making a lifetime’s dream come true.

Lawmakers Seek to Cut Florida’s Abortion Ban to 6 Weeks, from Current 15

March 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Much of the bills would be contingent on the Supreme Court effectively upholding the 15-week law. The current limit has drawn criticism because it does not include exemptions for victims of rape or incest.

Challenged in Flagler Schools: McCormick’s Sold, a Review and a Recommendation

March 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Patricia McCormick's "Sold" challenged for banning in Florida

Patricia McCormick’s “Sold,” about the experiences of a 13-year-old girl sold into sexual slavery, is among the 22 books that a trio of “moms for liberty” have sought to ban from high school library shelves. A school committee voted to keep the book. The banners appealed the decision to a district committee, which meets on March 6. The following review is presented as a guide.

Judge Orders Mental Evaluation for Matanzas Student Who Assaulted Aide

March 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins. (© FlaglerLive)

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of 17-year-old Brendan Depa, the Matanzas High School student accused of attacking his paraprofessional. Court documents related to the order for the first time confirm that Depa has been treated for mental illness and is on various medication for psychological issues.

Lawmakers File Bills that Would Outlaw Certain Treatments for Trans Youths

March 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The bills are the latest in a series of moves by lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration aimed at transgender people. Doctors who commit violations could either lose their license of face criminal charges.

Matanzas Assault Case: A Miscarriage of Justice Hardens Before Our Eyes

March 2, 2023 | Pierre Tristam | 109 Comments

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The public reaction to 17-year-old Brendan Depa’s assault of Joan Naydich at Matanzas High School is mostly compassionate and balanced. The more strident reaction among elected officials–the State Attorney, school board members–is not not. Elected officials are not only exploiting the situation. They’re exploiting Depa. They want blood.

CareSource Foundation Opens $400,000 Funding Competition

February 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The CareSource Foundation Grant Challenge will award a total of $400,000 to Florida community-based organizations and nonprofits focused on demonstrating effective, practical solutions to address the needs of children and youth in medically complex care. 

One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women

February 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Federal District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee, has shaped his decisions from his religious beliefs. (Wkimedia Commons)

By filing a lawsuit in Amarillo, the Alliance Defending Freedom was almost guaranteed to draw U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a President Donald Trump appointee who worked as deputy general counsel at First Liberty Institute, a conservative nonprofit advocating for religious liberty, before being confirmed to the federal judiciary in 2019.

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