A student has been suspended from school in America for coming to class dressed as a pirate.But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy
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US: Student punished for spaghetti beliefs
Rat Poison Found in tainted Pet Food
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 […]
Editorial: Public-school case poses troubling questions
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, […]
Boy puts urine in teacher's coffee pot
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 […]
US: Compulsory Attendance Risk Gets Bigger
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 […]
Court Hears "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Case
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 […]
Boy, 7, arrested for riding dirt bike on sidewalk
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 […]
8 Years
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]
Why are Dutch children so happy?
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, […]
US: N.J. school to test for weekend drinking
PEQUANNOCK, N.J. - Teens who drink alcohol could be caught three days later under a high school's new testing policy for students.The test, which will be given randomly to students at Pequannock Township High School, can detect whether alcohol was consumed up to 80 hours earlier.Pequannock Superintendent Larrie Reynolds said the policy approved last week […]
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