School Survival

Breaches in security that led to a brawl last week in the hallways of Trenton Central High School will be outlined for the public sometime this week, according to Superintendent Rodney Lofton. Last Tuesday, a security guard was stabbed and seven students were taken into custody after a melee during a break in classes. Director […]

Calif. district had pulled all copies after parent complained about entry A California school district that pulled a dictionary from classrooms because it defined oral sex will allow it back on the shelves. A committee of parents, teachers and administrators decided on Tuesday to permit fourth- and fifth-graders at Oak Meadows Elementary School in Menifee […]

Ever since he started at Stevenson High School, senior Evan Ribot has gone to the journalism room nearly every day, working his way up through the ranks of the nationally recognized student newspaper. "My job with the paper has defined my high school career," said Ribot, the managing editor. But Tuesday, that career ended. Ribot […]

The Glenn County Board of Education has reversed a decision to expel a Willows High School student for having two shotguns and ammunition in his pickup truck parked off campus. In a unanimous vote, board members rescinded the expulsion of Gary Tudesko. He was expelled by the Willows Joint Union School District in November for […]

An Augusta area woman faces charges after authorities say she joined in a high school brawl. Richmond County school safety Lt. Richard Roundtree says authorities charged 38-year-old Lawanda Lovett with disorderly conduct for her involvement in the fight at Josey High School. Police also arrested her 18-year-old daughter Tequila Lovett, and five other students. School […]

The label on the bottle says it should be kept out of reach of children. However, ten year old Sara Greiner of Commack, New York brought peppermint oil to school in December, 2009. She put a few drops in her water bottle and shared some with two classmates. Sara’s mother explained that the oil is […]

Police say bag placed over head of student not a criminal matter. An incident in which a Parkview School teacher allegedly placed a plastic bag over the head of a student, possibly as punishment, is not a criminal matter, police said Friday. The incident was being investigated by police as a possible assault and battery. […]

This is the story of Time To Know, an enigmatic Israeli startup that has somehow managed to remain under the radar of Israel’s tightly knit startup scene. What makes this feat wondrous is not only because of the daunting challenge the company has chosen to meet, but that it has quietly ramped to 350 employees […]

By lostincali Many school districts have recently implemented "Zero Tolerance" fighting policies. What this means varies from locality to locality, but it generally involves severe punishments for anyone involved in fighting, without regard to any details of the case. In practice this means that those who attack others and those who defend themselves are punished […]

Students were evacuated from Millennial Tech Magnet Middle School in the Chollas View neighborhood Friday afternoon after an 11-year-old student brought a personal science project that he had been making at home to school, authorities said. Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, said the student had been making the device in his […]