Johannesburg - In an apparent Satanic ritual, a Krugersdorp matriculant "with mad eyes" arrived at school on Monday with several Ninja swords and allegedly killed one boy before seriously injuring three more people.The victim was a 16-year-old boy at the Nic Diederichs Technical High School. Another pupil sustained serious head wounds while two gardeners were […]
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South African student kills 1; injures 3 with ninja swords
Police use taser on 14 year old at Indiana school
Police use taser on 14-year-old at Indiana school David Edwards / Raw Story | August 20, 2008"Police say they were forced to use a Taser to control a student during a fight at school.""Police say they had a hard time getting the 14-year-old student under control Friday, especially because of his size - he's almost […]
City Council meeting blabbers about saggy pants for five hours
Charleston City Councilman Wendell Gilliard leaves with a mannequin he brought to the council meeting Tuesday night. He used the mannequin to illustrate the sagging pants style that he wants the council to outlaw.Charleston moved closer to loaning $734,500 to the American College of the Building Arts on Tuesday, while a controversial ordinance that would […]
Student Killed in Shooting at Tenn. School
A student fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate Thursday at a high school, police said, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to the floor.Police identified the victim as Ryan McDonald, a sophomore who lived with his grandmother and had alopecia, a condition that left him bald since he […]
Colleges Want to Talk About Drinking Age
On the face of it, the notion seems counterintuitive, but to the presidents of some of the nation's most prestigious colleges, it makes a lot of sense: Lowering the legal drinking age might get students to drink less.But any chance for the academic leaders to begin a public discussion of their theory -- that allowing […]
Can kids get a digital high?
Internet censorship justification plan #48527: call it a drug.==================================We all know that music can alter your mood. Sad songs can make you cry. Upbeat songs may give you an energy boost. But can music create the same effects as illegal drugs? This seems like a ridiculous question. But Web sites are targeting your children with […]
A Homeschooling Win in California
Back in February, a California court stunned the homeschooling families in the state when it declared that Mom or Dad had to have a credentialed teaching degree - or else their kids would be considered truants. The ruling affected approximately 200,000 children and raised protests from grass-roots activists all the way to the office of […]
Parents Let Kid Drop Out of High School to Focus on Guitar Hero
It's a small plastic thing, resembling a guitar in basic appearance only.But Blake Peebles brings energy to the room when he slides the strap over his skinny shoulder and steps atop the wooden box that serves as a stage.As the music begins, Blake quickly presses buttons on the guitar in time to a speed-metal tune […]
Mocked for being fat, then stabbed to death
Linda Zimase was known as Phumba because his classmates thought it was funny that he was fat like the cartoon warthog.The 16-year-old boy was teased incessantly, had no friends and came home upset almost every day.He preferred to walk away from fights and never stood up for himself, his sister Precious said on Thursday.This week […]
Plan to put Tasers in Uniontown schools gets mixed reviews
The president of a school safety consulting firm said districts like Uniontown Area, which is considering arming its police officers with Tasers, have to take a conservative approach to their deployment and develop a comprehensive policy.But an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union said it's hard for him even to see a need for […]
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