Schools told not to teach ‘i before e except after c’ (1 Comment)Posted in: News by Puchiko @ 6:38 PM

Generations of children have learnt how to spell by chanting “i before e except after c”, but new guidance from the Government says that schools should stop teaching the rule because it is irrelevant and confusing.
The National Strategies document Support for Spelling, which is being sent to primary schools, says: “The i [...]

Parents keep child's gender a secret (3 Comments)Posted in: News by Puchiko @ 9:46 AM

(June 29) - A Swedish couple's decision to keep their toddler's gender a secret is stirring debate, especially now that the parents are expecting a second child.
"Pop" is 2 ½ years old, but so far only those who change the child's diapers know whether the youngster is a boy or a girl, TheLocal.se, an [...]

June 26, 2009:

Aussie girl, 16, to sail around the world alone (No Comments)Posted in: News by SoulRiser @ 10:24 PM

BUDERIM, Australia (AP) - Jessica Watson stares out at the expanse of Pacific Ocean from the deck of her family home. The sun glistens off the calm sea and all appears tranquil.
In September, Watson's experience of the ocean will likely be much different - she'll be attempting to become the youngest person to sail solo, [...]

Teacher Accused of Branding Kid With Cross (6 Comments)Posted in: News by L @ 5:18 PM

The school board of a small central Ohio community voted Friday to fire a teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs despite staff complaints and burning the image of a cross on students' arms, according to the Associated Press.
Mount Vernon Middle School veteran science teacher John Freshwater has denies any wrongdoing, his attorney told the [...]

Supreme Court Says Child’s Rights Violated by Strip Search (1 Comment)Posted in: News by Puchiko @ 5:12 PM

WASHINGTON — In a ruling of interest to educators, parents and students across the country, the Supreme Court ruled, 8 to 1, on Thursday that the strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl by school officials who were looking for prescription-strength drugs violated her constitutional rights.
The officials in Safford, Ariz., would have been justified in [...]

Handcuffing and denial of water/food is okay (1 Comment)Posted in: News by Puchiko @ 5:11 PM

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., June 25 (UPI) -- Charges were dropped Thursday against a Georgia woman who kept her teenage son in handcuffs while trying to perform an exorcism on him.
Sandra Alfred, 46, of Lilburn came to the attention of local police when she reported her 15-year-old son as an unruly juvenile, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She [...]

June 24, 2009:

Teen Group Sues West Palm Beach Over Curfew Law (2 Comments)Posted in: News by SoulRiser @ 7:10 PM

A national youth rights group has filed a lawsuit against the city of West Palm Beach, claiming a teen curfew law is unconstitutional.
Jeffrey Nadel, president and founder of the National Youth Rights Association of Southeast Florida, made the announcement Tuesday at 10:01 p.m., a minute after the curfew took effect.
The ordinance bars anyone under the [...]

June 23, 2009:

Principal Withholds Diplomas from Graduates After Silent Protest (2 Comments)Posted in: News by SoulRiser @ 7:16 PM

Students at Liechty Middle School engaged in a silent protest during their graduation ceremony last week and it wound up costing them their diplomas.
"The students turned their backs on graduation speaker Monica Garcia, LAUSD Board President, to express their displeasure to teacher layoffs and cutbacks," press materials explain. Principal Jeanette Stevens then decided to withhold [...]

June 19, 2009:

Film (The War on Kids) Probes Public Education in America (6 Comments)Posted in: News by SoulRiser @ 1:50 PM

The award-winning feature documentary, THE WAR ON KIDS, launches a nationwide grassroots screening tour that will bring the debate about public education to dozens of campuses and communities nationwide.
In 95 minutes, THE WAR ON KIDS exposes the many ways the public school system has failed children and our future by robbing students of all freedoms [...]

June 17, 2009:

A Very Costly Kiss: Senior Denied Diploma (3 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM

For teens, there is no greater joy than graduating high school. Shaking off the shackles of education and claiming that hard-fought diploma is truly an epic day. Unfortunately, for several students at Bonny Eagle High School in Maine, their natural exuberance has led to some surprisingly serious problems.On Friday night, when the senior class was [...]

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