Jacobs: Prioritize Learning, Not Distractions

0:00It's March 29th, Birmingham News, today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. John Jacobs, a veteran educator with over 40 years in public schools, including 31 as an administrator and three terms leading Randolph. County Schools in Alabama is sounding the alarm on distractions pulling focus from real learning. He's seen education shift lately, with politicians and bureaucrats pushing controversial topics like shared bathrooms and locker rooms, plus debates. Over-girls sports, including biological males, eating up time that should go to teaching kids. Parents, teachers, and families nationwide are frustrated, wanting simple privacy and fairness for students. Boys and boy spaces, girls in, girls without the ideological fights that confuse everyone involved. In Alabama, though, schools like those under Jacobs have stuck to these common sense rules, prioritizing safety and fair play for young athletes, and he's proud of his

1:00team's commitment amid the pushback. To fix this, we got to empower teachers and parents closest to the kids, cut the noise and refocus on basics like reading, math, civics, and building. Character, so students thrive in the real world.