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• Puerto Rico relaxes school uniform rules for LGBT students
• California governor bans Redskins name at public schools
• Officials: 3 Philadelphia schools have no nurses
• Iran summons UAE diplomat over teachers' arrest

Puerto Rico relaxes school uniform rules for LGBT students Posted: 12 Oct 2015 02:59 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Students at public schools across Puerto Rico for the first time can choose to wear pants or skirts as part of their uniform regardless of their gender without being punished, a move that has unleashed a debate in this socially conservative island.

California governor bans Redskins name at public schools Posted: 12 Oct 2015 02:55 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four California high schools will be forced to change mascots after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation making the state the first to bar public schools from using the Redskins name for sports teams.

Officials: 3 Philadelphia schools have no nurses Posted: 12 Oct 2015 08:00 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's cash-strapped public schools have weathered budgetary cuts that did away with day-to-day supplies, but this year some schools are lacking a critical service.

Iran summons UAE diplomat over teachers' arrest Posted: 12 Oct 2015 06:50 AM PDT Iran's foreign ministry summoned the United Arab Emirates charge d'affaires in Tehran after nine Iranian teachers were detained over work permit problems in the Gulf nation, state media said. A UAE official has reportedly said work permits for the teachers were valid only for Dubai and were invalid in Abu Dhabi. Iran said the teachers in Iranian schools had been regularly working in Abu Dhabi in recent years using their Dubai credentials.

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