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National Debate Plays Out in Mentor

Juliana Gunvalsen and Sarah Blakemore • March 27, 2023

For the second time in six months, the Mentor Local Schools have found themselves profiled nationally as a result of debates at the school board level. Fox News reported on proposed pronoun policies...

Cardinal Nation Exclusive: State of the Schools Address

Juliana Gunvalsen, Sarah Blakemore, and Loren Wandersleben • January 25, 2023

On Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m. in Mentor Schools' Paradigm building, the Mentor Chamber of Commerce hosted city government officials, parents, board members, and more to hear Superintendent Craig Heath’s...

Cardinal Nation Exclusive: Mentor School Board Issues Statement on New Policy Regarding Public Participation at School Board Meetings

Juliana Gunvalsen, Editor • January 23, 2023

After months of vehement debate, Mentor's school board has updated its current policy regarding public speaking at meetings. On December 9, 2022, parents and guardians of Mentor Schools students received...

What’s in a pronoun? Depends on who you ask – and how

Juliana Gunvalsen, Editor • September 12, 2022

The Controversy The Mentor Schools made headlines on the Fox News website this week over a proposed new policy on student pronoun preferences. That discussion has been going on for weeks, but it became...