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Kaylah and Kyler Wright are New Yorkers, first-graders, and twins. But while Kaylah excelled in reading last year, Kyler lagged behind. Their father, John Keoni Wright, blames Kyler’s teacher and he’s suing, but not the teacher—the state of New York. The lawsuit alleges the state’s teacher job protection laws shield incompetence.

New immunization requirements for children to attend school went into effect this week, mandating children entering kindergarten and the sixth grade get two doses of chickenpox vaccine and three to five doses of the polio vaccine.