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First-grader suspended for showing Paris Hilton cartoon (3 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
A first-grader became increasingly aware he was in trouble for showing classmates an online game featuring a cartoon of a near-naked Paris Hilton when a girl told the teacher, the teacher sent him to the principal, and the principal called his mother."I thought I would get grounded, like I am now," said Dylan Poitrinal, 7. [...]
US: Student punished for spaghetti beliefs (4 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate.But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy
March 23, 2007:
Rat Poison Found in tainted Pet Food (2 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Just wanted to post it, seeing as there are bound to be people with pets on here. -Toucanman------------------------------------ALBANY, N.Y. - Rat poison was found in the pet food suspected of causing kidney failure that killed at least 16 cats and dogs, but scientists still don't know how it got there, state officials said Friday.The toxin [...]
March 22, 2007:
Editorial: Public-school case poses troubling questions (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Saw this while reading my local paper this morning, i think something about this story has already been posted but what the hell :P -lifeischeeseNo speech 4 U: Public-school case poses troubling questionsClint Talbott, for the editorial boardThursday, March 22, 2007The wit and wisdom of unfurling a banner espousing "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" is, perhaps, [...]
March 21, 2007:
Boy puts urine in teacher's coffee pot (9 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
MUNCIE, Ind. - An eighth-grader faces expulsion after admitting he put urine in a teacher's coffee pot, officials said. The Wilson Middle School teacher noticed that the coffee had an unusual odor Friday and reported it to the principal, Muncie Community Schools officials said. A student who overheard classmates discussing it also reported the incident [...]
March 20, 2007:
US: Compulsory Attendance Risk Gets Bigger (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
On Thursday, March 15, the New Hampshire Senate voted 17 to 7 to pass Senate Bill 18. This bill would raise the age of compulsory attendance from 16 to 18, and create an "alternative learning plan," which would allow youth over the age of 16 to satisfy the compulsory attendance requirement without remaining in public [...]
March 19, 2007:
Court Hears "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case (No Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In its first major student free-speech rights case in almost 20 years, U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled on Monday with how far schools can go in censoring students.In a case involving a Juneau, Alaska, high school student suspended for unfurling a banner that read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus," several justices seemed wary [...]
March 17, 2007:
Boy, 7, arrested for riding dirt bike on sidewalk (5 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
BALTIMORE - Police arrested a 7-year-old boy, handcuffed him and hauled him down to the station house on a charge of riding a motorized dirt bike on a sidewalk.Then, according to his mother, Gerard Mungo Jr. was handcuffed to a bench and interrogated before being released to his parents."They scared me," Gerard told The Baltimore [...]
March 14, 2007:
8 Years (No Comments)Posted in: Site Updates by SoulRiser @ 12:00 AM
School Survival is 8 years old today. 8 years ago, I never thought I'd be typing this, but hey, there you go. Now where's my cake? :)[link]
March 13, 2007:
Why are Dutch children so happy? (3 Comments)Posted in: News by NewsBot @ 12:00 AM
Dutch children have been rated the most fortunate children in Europe. Their parents go out of their way to please them, and teachers expect less of them than some of their European counterparts.The Netherlands has come top of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries.The study by the UN children's organisation, Unicef, [...]
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