Category Archives: School

Fla. teacher faces dismissal over ‘cone of shame’

By doris | Published: May 11, 2012

Full Story at sfgate.com A Florida high school science teacher faces dismissal amid allegations that she used a “cone of shame” dog collar to discipline students. Pasco County schools superintendent Heather Fiorentino has recommended firing 47-year-old Laurie Bailey-Cutkomp for putting a dog collar on at least eight of her ninth graders on two days in [...]

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First-Grader Suspended for Singing ‘I’m Sexy and I Know It’

By doris | Published: May 4, 2012

Full Story at ABCNewsgo.com A Colorado elementary school student was suspended from school this week for singing a lyric from a popular LMFAO song, “I’m sexy and I know it.” Those six little words from the Los Angeles rap-influenced duo earned first-grader D’Avonte Meadows a three day dismissal from Sable Elementary in Aurora, Colo. “I [...]

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Kindergartner, 6, arrested and charged with battery for kicking principal

By doris | Published: April 29, 2012

Full Story at CBSNews.comWhat is going on with this world?  There is to much fighting going on and there is no respect for anyone any more. Some of the parents just don’t care and others are to busy to see what the children are doing. Some parents better put a better example for their children. [...]

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America’s Public Schools: Still Unequal and Unjust

By doris | Published: April 8, 2012

Full Story at huffingtonpost.com Millions of children in America are denied the opportunity to receive a fair and high quality education. In March, the U.S. Department of Education released new information showing that children of color face harsher discipline, have less access to rigorous course offerings, and are more often taught by lower paid and [...]

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Ex-California teacher who moved in with student arrested on 1998 molestation charge

By doris | Published: April 7, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com Christopher James Hooker, the Modesto, Calif., ex-teacher whose romance with a student drew attention from around the world, was arrested Friday after being charged with one count of oral copulation with a minor in an incident that police said happened 14 years ago, the Modesto Bee reported. The charge stems from [...]

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‘Pink slime’ panic grows online: Are we overreacting?

By doris | Published: March 10, 2012

Full Story at Vitals.msnbc.msn.com Updated March 9: An online petition urging the government to stop the use of “pink slime” — the scrape and waste meat products that are treated with ammonium-hydroxide — in school food has collected almost 20,000 signatures over the last several days. After reports that school districts around the country were [...]

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10 states freed from ‘No Child Left Behind’ requirements

By doris | Published: February 9, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to “combine greater freedom with greater accountability.” Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, [...]

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Entire staff to be replaced at LA school where 2 teachers were arrested

By doris | Published: February 7, 2012

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com Updated at 12:54 a.m. ET: The Los Angeles Unified School District is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary following the arrest of two teachers on lewd conduct charges last week, Superintendent John Deasy told parents at a meeting Monday night, the Los Angeles Times reported. Positions will be filled by [...]

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Students to see healthier school lunches under new USDA rules

By doris | Published: January 26, 2012

Full Story at usnews.msnbc.msn.com Millions of schoolchildren in the United States will see more fruit and vegetables and less fat on their lunch plates under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards unveiled Wednesday aimed at improving child nutrition and reducing childhood obesity. “Improving the quality of the school meals is a critical step in building [...]

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2 dead at Virginia Tech; school says ‘active threat’ is over

By doris | Published: December 8, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A police officer was among two people shot dead Thursday on the Virginia Tech campus, prompting a sweeping search and school-wide lockdown that lasted about four hours. About 4:30 p.m., the school announced on its Twitter feed that “law enforcement agencies have determined there is no longer an active [...]

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District plans to close 9 schools, make grade changes in 17 others

By doris | Published: November 4, 2011

Full Story at Philly.com Faced with declining enrollment, aging facilities, and a brutal fiscal situation, Philadelphia School District officials on Wednesday recommended closing nine schools and making grade changes at 17 others. “We need to aim for a more efficient footprint reflecting the times and the demographics of the city,” said acting Superintendent Leroy Nunery [...]

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10 S.C. schools locked down after shots fired

By doris | Published: October 29, 2011

Full Story at 10 schools locked down after shots fired – US news – Crime & courts – msnbc.com GREENVILLE, S.C. — A gunman fired on a South Carolina police officer checking on a suspicious license plate Friday, causing 10 schools in Greenville to go on lockdown. The schools reopened their doors after a couple [...]

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The school that banned mirrors to teach girls a lesson

By doris | Published: September 16, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com In a controversial effort to curb teen vanity, a school in England prohibits makeup and removes mirrors from the girls’ bathrooms Talk about plain dealing. The 14- to 16-year-old girls at Shelley College in West Yorkshire, England have been banned from wearing makeup, and are checked daily for offending eyeliner and [...]

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Report: Missing Calif. autistic boy found safe

By doris | Published: September 13, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. — A missing autistic boy was found Tuesday afternoon after he ran away from school and into the San Bernardino National Forest, NBC Los Angeles reported. Dozens of searchers had been scouring the mountains for Joshua Robb after he fled into the woods near his school Monday morning, [...]

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4 Students Taken To Wrong School

By doris | Published: August 30, 2011

Full Story at wgal.com SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Four students in the Susquehanna Township School District found themselves at the wrong school on Monday. Becky Brown said it all started when her 8-year-old daughter and three other students weren’t picked up at their bus stop. Another driver came to get them, but that driver took [...]

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School superintendent gives up $800,000 in pay

By doris | Published: August 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com FRESNO, Calif. — Some people give back to their community. Then there’s Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who’s really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would have been his compensation for the next three years. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school [...]

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Girl punished after reporting sex on school bus

By doris | Published: May 16, 2011

Full Story at CBS News (CBS/AP) DAYTON, Ohio – A woman said Monday that an Ohio charter school is punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her seat during the bus trip. Saundra Roundtree told The Associated Press that her 14-year-old [...]

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Schools send out hundreds of preliminary pink slips

By doris | Published: March 14, 2011

Full Story at MercuryNews.com Reflecting the uncertain and dire budget picture, South Bay schools have notified hundreds of teachers, counselors and other school employees — including all administrators in two school districts — that they may not have a job next school year. Although warning of possible layoffs is an annual spring ritual to meet [...]

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Colorado teen collapses during rugby match, dies

By doris | Published: March 7, 2011

Full Story atnews.blogs.CNN.com Another teen athlete has died suddenly during a game. Matthew Hammerdorfer of Fort Collins, Colorado, collapsed during a rugby match Saturday. The 17-year-old’s death was caused by complications from a heart condition, according to CNN affiliate KMGH-TV in Denver. Friends of the teen told reporters that he was a multi-sport athlete, the [...]

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Iowa Wrestler Defaults Rather Than Face Girl

By doris | Published: February 17, 2011

Full Story at NBCSports.msnbc.com DES MOINES, Iowa – A standout Iowa high school wrestler refused to compete against a girl at the state tournament on Thursday, relinquishing any chance of becoming a champion because he says wrestling a girl would conflict with his religious beliefs.

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