School Survival

A junior at Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra was arrested today, and two handguns and drug paraphernalia were seized, thanks in part to a dog trained to sniff out trouble. A private security firm was doing a sweep of the nearly 2,500-student campus in the 500 block of East Hellman Avenue, when a dog […]

A former assistant principal at Goodlow School says he was fired for reporting suspected child abuse. Kenneth Taylor says that while he was assistant principal of the school, a coordinator/teacher in the Reading First program told him that she observed a special education teacher "kick the legs out from under a second grade student who […]

As NYRA was among the top 100 charities in last month's Facebook contest, we also get to compete for even more money, beginning on January 15th, with NYRA standing a chance to win $1 million. You can cast your vote in the same manner as in Round 1, by following this link, and voting for […]

Youth under 18 years of age seen off campus during school hours may be stopped and questioned by police officers. (SALEM) - Salem police would like to remind parents that Salem has a daytime curfew for kids under the age of 18. The Salem-Keizer School District is working with law enforcement and the Juvenile Department […]

In the past three years, the government has provided the nation's schools with millions of pounds of beef and chicken that wouldn't meet the quality or safety standards of many fast-food restaurants, from Jack in the Box and other burger places to chicken chains such as KFC, a USA TODAY investigation found. The U.S. Department […]

A 5-year-old special education pupil was left alone on a bus for an hour in freezing temperatures in Brooklyn Monday while the bus driver and matron went for breakfast, officials said. The plight of kindergartner Iman Mirza, a student at Public School 255 in Homecrest, drew the attention of driver Phillip Vallone's wife, who alerted […]

Waukegan’s ordinance reads as follows: Sec. 15-16.1. School curfew. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 18 who is enrolled in any public, private or parochial school to be present in any public place, building, street or assembly in the city, other than school, during any hours when school is […]

Teenagers with earlier bedtimes are less likely to have depression or think about suicide, a new study reports. This adds to a growing body of research linking a lack of sleep to a higher risk of depression and other health problems in young people. What do we know already? Sleep is vital to our bodies, […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A juvenile prison guard was wrestling with a teen inmate before the guard collapsed and later died, the state said Tuesday in a report that blamed the guard for ''inappropriate contact'' with the youth. Juvenile inmates interviewed for the report also said horseplay between guards and youth was commonplace. One youth told […]

As soon as classes end in early June, workers will begin transforming Roanoke Elementary School into a high school. By the time school begins in August, the campus will reopen as James M. Steele Accelerated High School, designed for Northwest district students who want to earn high school credits faster. This week, students from Northwest […]