Civil Liberties

BARRINGTON PARENTS UNITED (BPU) Notifies School Committee Of Potential Mask Triggered Impending Litigation – Spearheads Independent, Town-Wide Effort To Replace School Committee & Other Official Seats

  From The Barrington Parents United: PARENTS PUT SCHOOL COMMITTEE ON NOTICE in anticipation of mask mandate policy update before the state-wide restriction lifts on March 4. A group of Barrington parents are prepared for litigation if the Barrington School Committee votes in favor of continued mask mandates past the[Read More…]

by March 1, 2022

Calenda Statement On Mootness – Southwell et. al vs. Daniel J. McKee

  Once again, in pure political fashion, the Attorney General has attempted to prevent Rhode Island courts from definitively deciding the issue of COVID-19 mandates via executive order by asking the Superior Court to dismiss the challenge to school mask mandates on the grounds that the challenge is now moot[Read More…]

by February 25, 2022

State Motions To Render Landmark Mask Mandate Case Southwell V. McKee Moot: Plaintiffs Say No Way!

    Never Mind. That’s what the State of Rhode Island would like you to believe, regarding the landmark case Southwell v. McKee. Having worked overtime to prevent a precedent setting decision … multiple delays of “Discovery” being the most egregious example … The State would have you believe that[Read More…]

by February 25, 2022

Citizen Activist Files Criminal Complaint In “Gender Queer” Child Pornography Controversy

Westerly Parents Rights/Education Activist Robert Chiaradio has taken the controversy surrounding allegations of child pornography at Westerly Schools to a new level, filing a criminal complaint with the Westerly, Rhode Island Police Department. The complaint is aimed squarely at School Committee Members, the Superintendent of Schools, and Library Staff. Per[Read More…]

by February 22, 2022

Activist Southwell To Representative Charlene Lima: No Thanks!

  Join The Twitter Conversation Here & Respond Directly To Representative Lima!   With a Parent’s Community already seething about Rhode Island State Representative Charlene Lima’s grotesque pandering to “The Moms” (and the Truck Drivers?), activist Rich Southwell, the named plaintiff in the landmark case “Southwell v McKee Et Al”,[Read More…]

by February 12, 2022

Foster and Foster-Glocester Schools Superintendent To Parents: Uncle!

  The Coalition Radio Network has obtained a copy of an email sent to Parents in the wake of Governor McKee’s decision to pull back the State School Mask Mandate … instead delegating authority to local School Departments for a local focus. Read On! ———- Forwarded message ———From: Michael Barnes <info@fgschools.com>Date: Thu,[Read More…]

by February 10, 2022

Parents Union Reaches Out To Parents Statewide To Reinforce End Of Mask Requirements At Local School Board Level!

  This is the message that is being delivered directly to School Boards statewide. Don’t. Even. Think. About. Continuing. Masking. At The Local Level. Parents are being recruited to engage with The Parents Union to report the attitudes & activities of their local school committees. The Parents Union is the[Read More…]

by February 10, 2022

The Press Conference: RI House Minority Leader Blake Filippi Leads GOP Caucus Discussion of Landmark Silverstein Decision (Full Video Included)

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Silverstein ruled Tuesday, that Rhode Island State Representative Blake Filippi, in his role as the Republican Minority Leader, has actionable claims for violations of his Federal Constitutional Rights due to the exclusion of Filippi from the operations and oversight of the Joint Committee on Legislative[Read More…]

by February 9, 2022

Exodus! Just What Are Parents Saying!

  Rumour Has It: Parents across the State, from a broad swath of Public School Districts, are burning up the phone lines, discussing a mass exodus from Rhode Island Public Schools, in advance of the March Census Date. The enrolled student population at that moment impacts the State of Rhode[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022

McKee Extends Executive Orders: Extension of Executive Orders 21-87, 21-109, 22-01 and 21-06

  Breaking! Governor Daniel McKee, in the face of intense political opposition elected to extend a variety of Executive Orders until February 14. Interestingly, the Rhode Island State Senate elected to postpone a hearing on a resolution granting McKee additional powers to extend … more to come …  

by February 3, 2022