School Survival

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his high school teacher for inflicting corporal punishment 21 years ago.Police Monday sought an arrest warrant for the man, identified only as Kim, for murdering his former teacher, 58-year-old Song. Kim allegedly stabbed Song to death, who was entering his home in northern Seoul around […]

With childhood obesity increasing, school administrators and public health officials are reducing availability of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in schools. Researchers found that reduction or elimination of SSB from school menus has little effect on total consumption by adolescents.Working with four schools in Maine that reduced SSB availability for one school year (intervention schools) and three […]

Bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others, a new study using brain scans suggests.The part of the brain associated with reward lights up when an aggressive teen watches a video of someone hurting another person, but not when a non-aggressive youth watches the same clip, according to the University of Chicago study, published […]

The Roman Catholic Church has issued guidance for future priests to have psychological tests to weed out those unable to control their sexual urges.A senior churchman said a series of sex scandals had contributed to the rewriting of the guidelines.The authors said screening would help avoid "tragic situations" caused by what they termed psychological defects.The […]

Furious parents have called for a saucy teacher to be sacked after she put on a saucy strip show for her 15-year-old pupils.The German minx was supposed to be supervising a start of term party. But things got out of hand as the pretty teacher put on her own s-extracurricular activities for the teen pupils.She […]

Some Utahns attending the weekend opening of Disney's biggest movie of the year were exposed to a little more than they were expecting.Friday night, managers at the Megaplex Theatre at the District, 11400 South Bangerter Highway, switched one of the showings of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" to a larger auditorium to accommodate more […]

A 17 year old high school student wanted to spread his passion for cooking by selling gourmet sandwiches on his high school campus. But his business turned into a bust when the principal caught wind of his aromas. Because of health concerns and permit issues he had to stop selling sandwiches. As punishment the principal […]

Retired sniffer dogs that have spent years on police patrol are now working in the private sector in the US - sniffing out teenagers' bedrooms.Parents can rent a dog and handler for $200 (

ST. LOUIS - At least four students from a suburban St. Louis middle school face punishment for allegedly hitting Jewish classmates during what they called "Hit a Jew Day."The incident happened last week at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield.District officials said Thursday they believe that fewer than 10 children of the district's 35 Jewish […]

BLUE ASH, Ohio -- An 89-year-old Ohio woman faces a charge of petty theft because neighborhood children said she refused to give back their football.Edna Jester was placed under arrest last week and taken to the police station in Blue Ash.Police say there had been an ongoing dispute over the errant football and a child's […]