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Why Not Put Students and Taxpayers First?

After the United States Supreme Court ruling this past June finally and rightfully overturning “Chevron Deference,” one might hope that federal agencies and the bureaucrats who populate them in Washington, D.C. would recognize and respect the new limitations on their previous excesses.

The ruling struck a major blow against administrative state overreach.  And while the Court’s decision specifically dealt with agencies’ rulemaking process and the ability to interpret statutes however they like, hopefully it and similar previous rulings will start imposing desperately needed guardrails to prevent rouge agency action.

The Unites States Department of Education (DOE) offers a textbook example of that sort of rogue behavior.   Many cogently contend that the DOE shouldn’t even…[more]

September 11, 2024 • 08:39 PM
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Thursday, April 24 2014

A Connecticut man is suing his local borough after he says he fell off a defective swing set.

Edward Negron, Jr., now 30, claims that in 2009 he was seriously injured on a swing set at Western Elementary School in Naugatuck. Negron's lawsuit states the swing came free of an eyebolt, causing him to fall to the ground, resulting in a fractured left ankle and leg. In addition to financial losses from medical bills and from being out of work due the incident, Negron alleges he has suffered physical and emotional pain. He is seeking at least $15,000 in damages.

At the recommendation of the borough's insurance provider, borough education officials will install signs at school playgrounds that specify how old a person should be to use the playscape. The cost of the signs, plus other improvements, is estimated at $20,000.

According to news reports, borough officials said they do not comment on pending litigation.

—Source: mycitizensnews.com

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