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At least three people are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, according to the local sheriff’s office. This is a developing story and will be updated.

One shooting victim remains in critical condition at a Lakewood hospital. The other is in critical condition at Children’s Hospital Colorado.

UPDATE: The 16-year-old student who shot two students at a Colorado high school on Wednesday was radicalized by an extremist network, a spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.

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The conservative majority’s opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta favors parental rights. But it leaves schools a lot of tricky questions about the right course of action when it comes to students and gender identity.

The school board decided to advance multiple people to the finalist round, according to sources. Those people are expected to interview with the mayor.

Superintendent Tony Watlington wants to close or co-locate several small Philadelphia high schools. But some argue they are indispensable alternatives to neighborhood schools.

Memphis school board members presented a plan for an accountability council that would include board members, teachers, and locally elected officials.

There are multiple contracts between Newark Public Schools and Driscoll Foods authorizing the district to spend up to $12 million with the vendor, which also supplies the nearby Delaney Hall ICE facility.

Board President Xóchitl Gaytán and DJ Torres disagreed about requests to add items to meeting agendas. The tense back-and-forth ended without a resolution.

Studies show Colorado needs billions more to adequately support schools. Now, lawmakers want to ask voters to solve that problem.