Mat-Su school district investigated teachers over student-led protest

And: Ahead of convention, Alaska Federation of Natives proposes Congress move to permanently protect rural priority for subsistence fishing ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, October 17. In today's newsletter: - Students and staff at two Mat-Su high schools say they were questioned by administrators as part of [a district-level investigation into a student-led protest]( at a contentious school board meeting. - The Alaska Federation of Natives [is proposing that Congress update a key protection]( for rural subsistence fishing that faces a legal challenge from the state. - The state of Alaska[will provide legal representation]( for its governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in the event that ethics complaints are filed against those top officials. This Alaska-born author had more or less given up submitting their work to traditional publications, but never quit writing. That persistence paid off as Sky McKinnon, who was born in Soldotna and raised in Kenai, was [recently named a winner]( of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high near 47 degrees and a slight chance of isolated showers starting this evening. Starting Wednesday, we'll see sunny and mostly-sunny skies for the rest of the week, with daytime temperatures gradually dipping from the mid-40s to the high 30s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Mat-Su school district investigated teachers over student-led protest →]( [Students described being pulled out of class and asked about last month’s protest over the school board's vote to sharply limit the role of its student representative. The investigation sought to reveal whether teachers had violated policy banning them from participating in activism at school or politically influencing students.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Ahead of convention, Alaska Federation of Natives proposes Congress move to permanently protect rural priority for subsistence fishing →]( A salmon shortage in Southwest Alaska has led to a [courtroom battle]( between the state and federal government over which side should manage subsistence fishing on the Kuskokwim River as it passes through the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. [Alaska attorney general approves free legal defense for top officials accused of ethical lapses →]( The policy change was unanimously opposed by those members of the public who testified. Critics said that the new system is vulnerable to self-dealing. (via Alaska Beacon) [Girdwood man dies in Chugach paragliding accident →]( The 33-year-old man crashed while paragliding with friends near Mount Magnificent in the Eagle River Valley on Sunday afternoon. [Suicide-prevention program teaches Alaska students how to identify their own strength →]( Student leaders from across the Lower Kuskokwim School District gathered in Bethel last week to participate in a suicide prevention program that teaches students how to create their own pathways to healing. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital explosion and blames Hamas rocket →]( [Republicans reject Jim Jordan for House speaker on first ballot →]( [Race isn’t real, science says. Advocates want the census to reflect that. →]( [The Rewind: Dimond flag team, Kenai Central earn football titles; table set for DI and II championships →]( [Workplace: Talk of the Israel-Hamas war is undercutting our office camaraderie →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States