FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A Florida high school has been fined and placed on administrative probation for violating the state’s bylaws by allowing a biologically male student to participate on a female sports team‚ The Daily Signal has learned. The move appears to be the first time that a public school has been punished for violating state laws protecting fairness in women’s sports. “Thanks to the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis‚ Florida passed legislation to protect girls’ sports and we will not tolerate any school that violates this law‚” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said in statement to The Daily Signal. “We applaud the swift action taken by the Florida High School Athletic Association to ensure there are serious consequences for this illegal behavior.” In a letter sent Tuesday morning‚ the Florida High School Athletic Association informed Monarch High School and its principal‚ Dr. Moira Sweeting-Miller‚ that the high school “permitted a biological male to participate on the girls volleyball team during the 2022-2023 and 2023-24 Girls Volleyball seasons‚” thereby violating FHSA Bylaw 8.6.2 and Florida Statute 1006.205(3)(c). Self-Report_-_Monarch_-_VolleyballDownload Florida’s bylaw 8.62 states that “biological males may not participate on a female team in any sport‚” the letter reminds Monarch High School. Policy 16.11.6 states that the “use of an ineligible student when self-reported‚ may subject the school to a monetary penalty of a minimum of $100 per contest and/or other sanctions.” F.S. 1006.205(3)(c) states that “athletic teams or sports designated for females‚ women‚ or girls may not be open to students of the male sex.” That male student played in over 30 games‚ according to the letter‚ and the athletic association has not “received any corrective actions from Monarch High School.” As punishment‚ the association officially reprimands Monarch High School with a letter that becomes “a permanent part of the school’s membership record.” The association also places the school on “Administrative Probation” through November 20‚ 2024. In this one letter‚ the school has been reprimanded‚ fined‚ and served notice that it is in a “period of warning for a minimum calendar year.” The letter additionally states that Monarch High School owes a monetary penalty of $16‚500 ($500 per contest‚ in accordance with Policy 16.11.6)‚ and Monarch High School representatives will be required to attend one of the association’s Compliance Seminars in both 2024 and 2025. The high school will also be required to host association staff for an “eligibility and Compliance Workshop” no later than June 30‚ 2024. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.  The post EXCLUSIVE: Florida School Punished for Allowing Boy in Girls’ Sports appeared first on The Daily Signal.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties‚ subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The video hosting platform Rumble‚ known for advocating free speech‚ just experienced a severe cyber attack. This incident occurred not long after the platform began hosting new security camera footage from the events of January 6th 2021‚ and Rumble’s CEO makes a direct correlation between the two events. As we reported last week‚ the Republican-led Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on House Administration last week unveiled their new Rumble channel. This channel was dedicated to publishing hours of footage from the Capitol Police. Soon after the footage was uploaded‚ Rumble suffered a significant‚ coordinated cyber attack. This disruption made it impossible for users to upload or view any content on the platform. Rumble’s CEO‚ Chris Pavlovski‚ addressed the situation on X‚ stating‚ “I can confirm that this attack has been unprecedented and has been happening since this weekend.” Pavlovski also expressed his suspicion that the attack was politically motivated‚ likely perpetrated by activists or organizations opposed to the J6 videos on Rumble. The attack was remedied on Monday evening. In a statement‚ the company expressed its gratitude‚ saying‚ “A major thank you to our cyber security partners and our entire team. This was a massive learning experience that will only make us stronger.” They also extended their appreciation to all users and creators for their patience during the disruption. The post Rumble Fights Off Unprecedented Cyberattack‚ Likely An Attempt To Censor Creators‚ CEO Says appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

It’s probably fair to say that most of us spend a lot more time thinking about the folks leaping from landing craft than we do about the landing craft themselves‚ yet back in August this year‚ at the extraordinary D-Day Ohio event at Conneaut‚ Ohio‚ on the shores of Lake Erie‚ I finally got to ride in a Higgins boat. Perched next to the coxswain‚ I looked down and watched the wires moving back and forth as they pulled the rudder this way and that and was struck by how incredibly rudimentary it all was. Such a simple design and really with just one purpose: to deliver a small vehicle or assault platoon directly onto a beach. It was 36 feet long‚ 11 wide‚ and could do about 12 knots on a calm sea. Incredibly‚ the Allies had no landing craft at all when the war broke out in September 1939‚ and although Andrew Higgins in New Orleans delivered a “landing craft‚ personnel (large)”—LCP—to the British at the back end of 1940‚ it wasn’t until May 1941 that the first Higgins boat received its trials. By this time‚ it was clear that Britain would have to launch any future assault on Europe from the sea‚ and that if the United States entered the war it would be in the same position. As things turned out‚ landing craft became one of the most vital items in the Allied arsenal‚ essential for operations in the Pacific as well as in the Mediterranean and‚ of course‚ Normandy. Nor were the Higgins boats the only landing craft. Rather‚ a huge array was developed and produced‚ not least the incredible LST—landing ship‚ tank—which was 382 feet long‚ had a draft under the ship’s forward bow of just four feet‚ and could deliver 18 Sherman tanks or more than 200 troops directly onto a beach. This meant the Allies no longer needed a port and quaysides for an amphibious attack; as both the November 1942 Torch landings in Northwest Africa and then the July 1943 assault on Sicily showed‚ the LSTs and slightly smaller LCTs (landing craft‚ tank) were game changers for the Allies. Much of the Sicilian campaign‚ for example‚ was supplied by these landing craft‚ even as some ports became available. The U.S. Navy had‚ in fact‚ woken up a little late to the urgent need to build huge numbers of landing craft‚ but between April 1942 and May 1943 shipyards across the States produced a staggering 8‚719 of all types‚ including the truly revolutionary DUKW—pronounced “duck”—a remarkable wheeled‚ amphibious craft that could drive straight off the beaches. These were still not enough‚ however‚ as the U.S. accelerated its efforts in the Pacific and put Overlord‚ the invasion of Normandy‚ as its priority for the war against Germany. It meant that after Sicily‚ when General Mark Clark’s Fifth Army landed at Salerno‚ south of Naples‚ on September 9‚ 1943‚ he had nothing like enough assault craft. For Sicily‚ the Allies had 1‚743‚ but for Avalanche‚ the codename for the Salerno landings‚ just 359. Clark could land only a meager three divisions and a handful of special forces in the initial attack. So‚ despite vast forces in the Mediterranean‚ the Allies’ assault was far smaller than ideal. Avalanche was an incredibly high-risk enterprise as a result‚ albeit one that fortunately prevailed. Nor were there enough landing craft for D-Day. Although 4‚127 were involved‚ General Bernard Law Montgomery‚ the land force commander‚ wanted more; a sixth beach‚ Band‚ had to be abandoned because of the shortage. Outflanking operations in Italy and Burma were discarded for lack of assault craft‚ while the landings at Anzio in Italy‚ in January 1944‚ also lacked sufficient strength for want of these vital vessels. As the Higgins craft rumbled across the water on Lake Erie‚ I was struck by how incredibly simple this box-like craft was‚ but also how valuable. Assault craft were key to the entire western Allies’ way of war and yet had there been even more of them‚ what a difference that would have made. Perhaps the war really would have been over earlier. this article first appeared in world war II magazine See more stories SubscriBE NOW!  

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