School Survival

I sit, smiling ear to ear, holding a book unlike any other. Isamu Fukui's Truancy has brought sadness, happiness and laughter to my entire being. His writing may soon be compared with names such as Tolkien, Rowling and Richard Adams when it comes to fantasy writing. Isamu's first novel is a swift kick in the […]

Last week, an intriguing proposition was mooted by Government minister Dawn Primarolo. Teenage girls, she said, could be steered towards what is described as "long-term contraception".This is now possible thanks to the development of contraceptive jabs and implants which can last up to five years.In other words, there is a way of effectively sterilising girls […]

Northern Illinois University Says 16 Others WoundedThe president of Northern Illinois University said five people died Thursday in a "rapid fire" shooting at a lecture hall that ended in the gunman's suicide.University President John Peters said four of the victims, including the gunman, were found dead at the scene of the shooting, which took place […]

High school calls all 2,550 students to detention By Linda Jump, Florida TodayPALM BAY - An accidental push of a button Friday had students at Palm Bay High questioning what they'd done wrong and parents plotting punishments.Parents of all 2,550 students in the school received an automated call Friday reminding them that their student had […]

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 1, 2008 (NBC) -- The parents of an autistic San Jose, California sixth-grader are expressing outrage that their son was put in handcuffs because he would not leave a class.Eleven year old Gunnar Moody said that it all started when he was singing a song while doing sit-ups in physical education […]

We now have the intro page available in 2 more languages, Swedish and Filipino :) Thanks to Xylophone for the Swedish translation, and to Tosh for the Filipino translation.[link]

A bill that would require those operating WiFi networks to verify users' ages has come under fire. Introduced to the Utah House of Representatives by Rep. Bradley Daw (R-Orem) late last month, the bill seeks to protect children from accessing "material harmful to minors" via public WiFi networks.If you think that sounds like an unreasonable […]

Just weeks after Banita Jacks was arrested for allegedly murdering her four daughters, a Washington D.C. family received a visit from a D.C. Child and Family Services (CFS) caseworker.Though the caseworker was there to investigate abuse allegations, she questioned the family about the children's schooling. Upon learning that the Hansons (name changed to protect privacy) […]

Fox News makes factually incorrect report regarding a sex scene in the new sci-fi RPG 'Mass Effect'. ---BioWare's Mass Effect has been receiving some very critical "reporting" from Fox News, which in turn has received a great deal of backlash.Mass Effect developed for Microsoft Xbox 360 by BioWare has been receiving some interesting press that […]

South Carolina will begin selling ad space inside their public school buses-11-inch strips above the windows are now for sale, and "Interested school districts get about $2,100 per month per bus."The South Carolina Board of Education approved the plan last month, and appears to be moving forward with it. "I never thought [advertising inside school […]