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Talawanda High School entrance

Parent plans to file class action lawsuit against Talawanda as board votes to censure board member

Dueling accusations of misconduct flew during a recent Talawanda board meeting. Dawn King was censured and a parent said she planned to file a class action lawsuit against the district for violating student privacy.

Molly Farler speaks at a microphone in the Talawanda auditorium

A school board member’s account allegedly accessed private student info. Now what?

From why the Talawanda school board didn't vote on a censure resolution to what federal law says about schools' responsibilities in protecting student privacy, we answer questions after a board member was accused of accessing sensitive student information.

Pepper Stetler sits next to her daughter Louisa Stetler on a bench in a park

Oxford parent shares daughter's journey with cognitive testing in new book

When Louisa Casper took her first IQ test as she prepared to enter kindergarten, her mom started a yearslong journey of her own, uncovering the history of cognitive testing and its impact on education today. That discovery is the basis for Pepper Stetler's new book, "A Measure of Intelligence."