LAGOS (Reuters) - A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday. "He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am […]
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Father takes son to court for idleness
Students, parents bare claws over dress codes
It took only an hour for parents in Omaha, Neb., to get in touch with the American Civil Liberties Union. Their children - 23 of them - had been suspended from school for wearing the wrong clothes. The teenagers, all students at Millard South High School, were ordered to stay home from one to three […]
Teen starved for years in horrendous case of abuse
The parents of a 14-year-old girl have been charged after she was found badly malnourished.Jon Pomeroy, the girl's biological father, and Rebecca Long, the girl's step mother, are each charged with first- and second-degree criminal mistreatment.Sheriff spokesman John Urquhart says the girl weighed only 48 pounds when contacted by deputies Friday, and had been given […]
12-year-old fined 50 for being ill
A BOY of 12 was sick as a parrot last night
Osama Bin Laden 4 President
Hundreds of voters in New York have been given absentee ballots on which they could vote for "Barack Osama" for the US presidency.The absentee ballots in the US state spelled rival John McCain's name correctly, the Associated Press reported."Osama" in the US is most often associated with Osama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaeda […]
Teen sent nudes of self, could be classified sex offender
NEWARK, Ohio - A 15-year-old girl accused of distributing nude photos of herself to other minors could be classified as a sex offender.The student at Licking Valley High School in Newark was arrested Friday after school officials discovered the materials and brought in the school's resource officer for a police investigation.After spending the weekend in […]
Students Accuse Bus Driver Of Stopping On Tracks(LULZ)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Some students aboard a school bus in Volusia County said it was a terrifying ride home for them on Monday afternoon.The students [said] the driver stopped the bus on some railroad tracks along International Speedway Boulevard and refused to move until the children quieted down.During the incident, the Campbell Middle School […]
Teen accused of putting bombs in family's beds
A South Fayette teen has been jailed on charges that he tried to kill his family by exploding homemade bombs in their beds as they slept over the weekend.The boy, Christopher Janney, 16, is being held on $5,000 bail, pending a preliminary hearing scheduled tomorrow in Municipal Court, Downtown.He is charged with five counts of […]
Charter schools far outshine public in 'No Child Left Behind' standards
Utah's charter schools performed far better than their traditional public school counterparts in meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals for the federal education program No Child Left Behind.Eighty percent of Utah's public schools met AYP goals for the 2007-08 school year, with far more meeting those goals by appeal than the previous year. By contrast, […]
Teacher told students what ёCHANGE' stood for'
The Jackson County School Board has taken action against a teacher who apparently made racial commentary on presidential candidate Barack Obama.According to parents and students in Greg Howard's seventh-grade social studies class, Howard on Friday, Sept. 26 asked the class a question regarding Obama's call for change, and proceeded to write out what the letters […]
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