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Fundamentalist Camp Trains God's Little Army (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
The directors of the new documentary 'Jesus Camp' discuss the good, the bad, and the disharmony in the evangelical community.They have billions in media holdings, the ear of the president, and the ability to make or break a Republican candidacy. To Becky Fischer, however, former manager of a custom sign business and current children's minister, [...]
US: Teacher takes revenge in yearbook page (4 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
In Ohio, one teacher had enough and set out for revenge against her school students - and her bosses.The teacher happened to be the yearbook advisor and she quietly paid to take out an ad in the yearbook and published her own "report card" as she walked out the door to retirement. There is little [...]
US: Police: Teen Forced To Drink Turpentine (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Police have arrested the mother and two cousins of a pregnant 16-year-old who are accused of forcing the teen to drink turpentine in an attempt to induce an abortion.Rozelletta B. Blackshire, 44, was charged with criminal abortion and first-degree cruelty to children, Columbus Police Sgt. Debra Bohannon said. The teen's cousins, Shonda [...]
US: School suspends four 8th-grade girls because they wore identical outfits on the same day (2 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
MARION, Ind. -- A school recently suspended four eighth-grade girls because they wore identical outfits on the same day, some of the girls and their parents said.Two of the girls, Dacia Small and Mindy Ellis, said McCulloch Middle School officials incorrectly branded them as gang members because of the outfits. The four received a [...]
US: Congress considering strip searching students (1 Comment)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Imagine an America in which school officials could strip search every student in their school based on the unsubstantiated tip that one of them might have a joint. Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday or Wednesday that could make these police state tactics more common.We can stop Congress in its tracks, though. Call your [...]
5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Diamond Brownridge, a 5-year old girl from Chicago, Illinois, has died after a visit to the dentist. Children's Memorial Hospital officials say that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she never woke up after being sedated for a dental procedure. She had been in a coma, on life support, since being admitted to [...]
US: Homework or busywork? (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
The best times in Karen Brown's house are when her children don't have homework."They're happier. They're more rested," said the Louisville parent of a middle schooler and a high schooler. "They have that fun, creative time."Though not a fan of homework, she said she understands why schools pressured to perform are assigning it. She doesn't [...]
September 25, 2006:
US: "Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2006": Permitting more school searches? (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Students for Sensible Drug Policy is asking for your help to stop a bill that would further curtail the rights of students in public schools all across the country. The so-called "Student and Teacher Safety Act of 2006" (H.R. 5295) would make it easier for teachers and school administrators to search students' lockers and bags [...]
September 21, 2006:
More stuff (No Comments)Posted in: Site Updates by SoulRiser @ 12:00 AM
Added 2 new things to the Comic Relief section, and a good tip to the Mission page that Kirby posted in the forums :)[link]
US: First-Grader Suspended Over Plastic Squirt Gun (1 Comment)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Six-year-old suspended 10 days for bringing squirt gun to school. With pic of bright orange plastic squirt gun. Hooray for zero tolerance!=======KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri mother is angry that her first-grader was suspended from school over a plastic toy gun."I asked her, 'You're going to suspend my son for 10 days for this? [...]
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