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False Alarm: Student's 'Rifle' Actually Umbrella

Matt Cantor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:53:05 CDT

Looks like the campus lockdown wasn't necessary after all. After a bus driver reported a gun-toting student at Rochester Institute of Technology, police rapidly directed students and staff to stay inside and bolt doors. But within an hour, officials had spoken to the student—a freshman photographer—to learn that...

Third-Grader Shot With Classmate's Gun

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:00 CST

A third-grade girl was shot in the stomach yesterday at her Washington state elementary school when a loaded handgun in the backpack of a classmate apparently discharged accidentally, said officials. The girl was in critical condition last night in a Seattle hospital. The 9-year-old boy who brought the handgun has...

Teacher Suspended After Teasing Muslim Student About Osama

John Johnson — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:26:59 CDT

Bad: A Muslim high school student in Houston faced bad jokes and teasing over Osama bin Laden's death to the point where she began crying. Worse: The jokes came from her algebra teacher, reports KTRK-TV . "I bet you're grieving," the teacher told the girl Monday in front of the class....

Virginia May Ban Teachers From 'Friending' Students

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:06:50 CST

Teachers Facebooking students: Usually not a good idea . And soon, in Virginia, it may not be allowed. The state's Board of Education is voting on a policy this week that would restrict teacher-student interaction via social networks, online games, and text messages, unless such interaction is through a platform provided...

3 Teachers Fired for Flirting With Students on Facebook

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:05:00 CDT

Bad idea: Kissing your 18-year-old former student on the lips. Worse idea: Taking a picture of it. Totally insane idea: Posting that picture to Facebook. It’s just one of the crazy stories coming out of New York City, where at least three educators in the past six months have been...

Police Fatally Shoot Pace Univ. Football Player

Matt Cantor — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:47:00 CDT

Police shot and killed a Pace University football player after he drove his car into two officers outside a bar where customers were fighting early yesterday morning, the New York Daily News reports. Danroy Henry and two friends were parked in a fire lane outside the bar; after police responding...

Teacher Cuts Student's Photo From Every Yearbook

John Johnson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:57:51 CDT

Teachers are the rational ones, right? Explain that to one in Vancouver who took a pair of scissors and cut out the photo of a middle school student from all 150 school yearbooks. It seems the student had made what the teacher deemed a "hurtful" comment about the principal beneath...

Cash-Strapped School Districts Go to 4-Day Week

Harry Kimball — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:54 CST

As school districts across the nation find themselves battling massive budget shortfalls, some are turning to the relatively rare but controversial practice of shortening the school week. Four-day weeks usually don’t affect teacher pay or the amount of classroom time for students, as the days are simply lengthened. But if...

French Students Protest for Right to Dress Sexy

Kevin Spak — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:16:52 CST

Teenagers across France are launching titillating protests, fighting for their right to dress naughtily in school. The protests began at a school in Essonne, where 300 of the school’s 2,100 pupils came to school in miniskirts or Bermuda shorts. Soon after, some 200 students took to the streets in...