Governor Sanders and Arkansas Legislators passed a law, which seemed to be controversial at first, banning cell phones, smart watches and personal electronics from public school classrooms. Some schools only implemented the very minimum requirements of the law banning cell phones from the first bell to the last bell of the school day, while other […]
Sheridan Public School District Board of Education held a work session on March 11, 2024 and a recent Special Called Public School Board meeting on June 7, 2025 discussing finances, homeschooling and vaping. Audio of the work session is posted on South Arkansas Reckoning’s YouTube account (Link to the audio) and the live video was
Asking hard questions about how our schools handle the public’s money is not an attack on the school district or on public education in general– it’s about trust, transparency and making sure our tax dollars and our children get the protection they deserve. If you want Cabot Schools to succeed, the details matter. On May
Parents of K-12 students across the state of Arkansas have been stunned to learn everyone has the freedom to send their child to any school of choice within their district (if there is room), send them to a private school or homeschool them which comes with many additional options. The LEARNS Act, along with multiple
Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans was celebrated by local citizens and politicians on May 6th at an event hosted by the Cabot Area Chamber of Commerce. Representative Brian Evans lives in Cabot with his wife, Missy, and two children. Brian spent 10 years on the Cabot School District School Board of Directors before being elected
Early voting started today in Arkansas for school board positions. I have been following the Cabot School Board candidates, ever since many unethical and unlawful activities were done by the current school board mem Two candidates, Noah Welch and Sally Beebe, are the top contenders, when looking at qualifications and backgrounds. But are work
Cabot School Board is losing one of its ranking and longest running school board members in May. Corey Williams served for almost 16 years and holds one of the two at-large positions. While many citizens traditionally skip May school board elections because of the inconvenience and random timing, thankfully a new law passed in the most
Recently, Dr. McNulty of Pulaski Special School District (PCSSD) was “separated” from his position as superintendent after the school board realized he was misappropriating funds. While it isn’t clear why he was spending ear-marked money so frivolously, the school board did mention that they are not given all financial reports before every school board meeting.
Edits are being made as we speak to Senate Bill 90, which requires all school districts to allow public comment at school board meetings. According to House Committee Members, only small edits are being made to reinforce wording that school boards are allowed to create their own policies to “set the stage” for what their
On Tuesday, February 25th, pay attention to who speaks “against” or “on” SB90, allowing public comments at school board meetings. Those individuals and nonprofits will be trying to add restrictions to the bill because they do not believe in free speech when it comes to protecting our children in public education. The meeting is Tuesday,
Personal Note: I love my city and every single teacher, para, and building staff member who has taught and supported my children at Cabot School District. I report on these issues not as someone looking to tear down our schools but as a mother who believes in their potential to be better. When I speak
Bullying is an epidemic in K-12 schools. After parents detailed their horror stories of schools protecting sexual offenders in my previous article (link here), I received dozens of emails and messages from parents detailing how their child(ren) were treated after claiming they had been bullied. Most students were ignored, blamed as being equally responsible for
Arkansas school boards were stunned when parents voiced their outrage over forcing their children to wear masks during school in 2020 and 2021. Not only did it infuriate parents when they were ignored, but those same parents began pouring through school policies and quickly realized they were not even allowed to speak at public school
The United States ranked #1 in education before the creation of the Department of Education and is currently around 17th (depending on the source). Maybe it’s time we look at some history and facts about education before the creation of the US Dept of Education (DoE). Before 1979, states controlled education. Americans not only taught
Sexual assault and bullying are on the rise in schools across the nation. Stories of school officials covering up these crimes are flooding the news and social media outlets, but what happens to parents who speak out against the schools to expose these crimes? They are bullied, ignored and in some cases, the Department of
Tomorrow, January 21st, at 10 am, HR1168 titled “An Act to Provide Criminal Immunity for Healthcare Professionals for Negligent Acts or Omissions…,” will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee in Room 149. After our family personally witnessed medical negligence within a large Children’s hospital full of top-educated medical staff, we can tell you the difference
