it's the Brian Marrishow on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone, forgive some technical difficulties at the top of the show here.

We will try to get them straightened out, but we are here.

Hello, happy Monday. Obviously, as you've been hearing on the BBC, this is a day in the Middle

East where the remaining living, Israeli hostages have been released. Many Palestinian prisoners

are being released from Israel. The Israeli military has been released. Many Palestinian prisoners are being released from Israel. The Israeli military

has been pulling back from Gaza. There's more openness for humanitarian aid to get in. There

have been speeches this morning. And we will cover this later in the show. You've been hearing

it all morning if you've been listening to the news.

The last segment on the BBC right now was about that, and we're going to come back to it after we do some of our local stuff that's also going on on this local show here on WNYC,

New York Public Radio. Our 30 issues and 30 Days Election Series continues to start the show today.

Issues 16 school culture wars as an issue in the New Jersey governor's race.

This includes things like opt-out provisions for LGBTQ or other curricular material that parents

don't want their kids exposed to.

Parental notification, when a student changes their gender identity at school, should

informing the parents be mandatory about that? Should it be forbidden with the child's

privacy being paramount or depend on the circumstances. That's an always, sometimes never question.

A New Jersey controversy over book banning legislation is part of this.

So is the trans girls and girls' school sports question.

So is the state's guidance for public schools on generally treating trans students with what the state calls a supportive environment,

understanding, and respect.

So our curriculum and documentation requirements for parents who homeschool their kids should they have to show that they have a minimum standards plan for educating their kids at home.

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