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7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:08:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual. A second grade student at Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia named Christopher Marshall was suspended for two days last week after he and a classmate pointed pencils at each other and made machine gun-like noises. Christopher’s mother, Wendy, said her son’s [...]

Make An Outfit for Prom Out of Duct Tape + Win a $5,000 Scholarship

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:33:25 +0000

It's prom season in East Texas. Maybe you haven't found a dress yet, or you want something that will make jaws drop. If you are in one of these boats, we have a solution. Just make a prom dress out of duct tape. Yes, duct tape. Well, Duck®Brand is giving those who do use their duct tape to create the dress of their dreams a chance to win a $5000 scholarship.

Kid Gets in Trouble for Taking Cupcakes to School Topped With Toy Soldiers

Chase Colston — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:52:33 +0000

A 9-year-old boy celebrated his birthday at school with cupcakes topped with the iconic green, plastic toy soldiers, only to face serious trouble by the school’s principal. Schall Elementary School (in Michigan) principal Susan Wright scolded the boy and his parents for putting the soldiers on the cupcakes, calling the idea “inappropriate” in the wake [...]

School Suspends Boy, 7, For Biting Pastry in the Shape of a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:30:22 +0000

The issue over guns in our schools has taken on a very strange twist in one Maryland school. A second-grader at Park Elementary School in Baltimore was suspended for two days after his teacher claimed he saw the seven-year-old bite his breakfast pastry, i.e., Pop Tart into the shape of what appeared to be a [...]

Van ISD Employee Shot During Firearm Training Class [UPDATED]

Chase Colston — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:32:33 +0000

A Van ISD employee was shot during a training class for concealed carry of firearms late Wednesday (Feb. 27) evening, according to a report from the Tyler Morning Telegraph. The report says the incident happened during a class sponsored by the district that was training school staff members to hold a concealed carry license. KLTV [...]

Tyler ISD Votes to Put $160.5 Million Bond Proposal on May Ballot

Dave Goldman — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:47:56 +0000

Tyler Independent School District board has voted to put a $160.5 million bond proposal before voters in May. The measure calls for three new middle schools, a career and technology center and renovating Rice and Dixie elementary schools. The unanimous decision voted on Thursday night was met with some opposition before the vote. Supporters of [...]

Second East Texas School District to Allow School Employees to Carry Authorized Firearms

Jeff Evans — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:59:24 +0000

For the second time in less than a week, an East Texas school district has announced that they will allow “certain school employees and other persons” to carry authorized firearms on school campuses. Van ISD released a statement today that specific employees will be allowed to carry “certain” firearms on school property including school sanctioned [...]

Child Gets Suspended for Hello Kitty Bubble 'Gun' + School Calls Her a Terrorist Threat [VIDEO]

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:30:12 +0000

With all of the school shootings and gun violence lately, Americans are taking guns very seriously. While it is a good thing that people and schools are starting to pay much more attention to gun violence, there is a line that needs to be drawn. Maybe the story of this kindergartener will help shine a light on that line.

Texas School District Allows Teachers To Carry Concealed Weapons On Campus [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:02:02 +0000

With the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday, parents and educators are more concerned for the safety of children in our school system today. Many school districts already have emergency plans in place and carry out disaster drills from time to time to keep their skills sharp if an emergency were to arise on campus. One school district in the state has already given the teachers and administrators the authority to carry concealed weapons through its halls.

Students Suspended After Teacher Accidentally Syncs Inappropriate Picture to Classroom iPad

Leslie Reynolds — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:15:01 +0000

Three middle school students from Indiana have been suspended and it’s causing a lot of controversy. The students face expulsion after seeing a topless photo of their teacher that she had accidentally synced to a classroom iPad. They are being punished, she is not. The students were given permission from the teacher to play games [...]

Hugging Banned at Middle School in North Carolina [POLL]

Jeff Evans — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:58:18 +0000

FoxCarolina.com reports on a middle school in Forest City, N.C., that has banned hugging by its eighth grade students. You’re gonna flip when you hear what brought all of this about. The whole thing started after one of the students had a seizure at school and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. When [...]

Fourth Graders Assigned to Draw 9/11 Attacks [POLL]

Jeff Evans — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:49:25 +0000

KFOX 14 in El Paso reports on some upset parents of fourth grade students at Hughey Elementary in El Paso. The parents are upset over a class assignment where students were asked to draw images depicting the 9/11 attacks.

School Principal Busted for Selling Drugs, Doesn't Get Fired

Fish — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:26:48 +0000

A Florida principal was nabbed selling drugs in an undercover sting. First off, I have to ask, what is going on with the people we used to look up to when we where kids? This story is just unreal. I am just baffled about this story that hit headlines today. According to WESH in Florida, [...]

Principal Causes Uproar By Banning Kindergarteners from Singing 'God Bless the USA' at Graduation

Shauna Wright — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:02:57 +0000

The principal at a Coney Island, NY elementary school is under fire from both parents and some members of the community after she banned the kids from singing Lee Greenwood’s patriotic anthem ‘God Bless the USA’ at a kindergarten graduation.

But you won’t believe what she says they can sing.

Dancing Teachers Hilariously Video-Bomb Students' Documentary [VIDEO]

Leslie Reynolds — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:35:12 +0000

A Massachusetts history teacher at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School told his students that he was filming a documentary for the schools film festival. But when students sat down to watch the video, it wasn’t the historical documentary that they were expecting. Read Original: Dancing Teachers Hilariously Video-Bomb Students’ Documentary [VIDEO]

Controversy Erupts Over Second Grader's Martin Luther King Costume

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:00:47 +0000

How would you feel if a Caucasian person dressed as an African-American figure with a painted on black face for a presentation? Sean King, a second grade student at Meridian Ranch Elementary school in Colorado Springs, Co., landed himself and his parents in the principal’s office this week for painting his face black for a class presentation.

Graduation Songs – Our Top 10

Leslie Reynolds — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:00:31 +0000

The school year is almost over, which means seniors are gearing up for their last few weeks of high school. Graduation day is almost here and you've already picked your college and getting ready to say goodbye, it's time to pick your graduation song. Your graduation song is an anthem to show the world that [...]

Burgers for Breakfast — Florida Schools Serve Lunch Before 10 AM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:30:21 +0000

Is a cheeseburger or a corn dog appropriate early-morning fare for kids? Some Florida schools think so. According to a report on ‘Today,’ Winter Park High School has begun serving lunch as early as 9:30 a.m. because, they say, students start their days much earlier now. And this isn’t the only school serving lunch when [...]

Prestigious Waldorf Private School Keeps Computers Away from Kids

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:30:03 +0000

The 160 Waldorf private schools in the United States boast an impressive student body: the children of tech luminaries from firms like eBay, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard.

But what makes Waldorf a seemingly odd choice for such parents is that until kids are in the eighth grade, the school is completely unwired with not a computer screen to be found.

Japanese Schoolchildren Rock Out With Headbanging Bear [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:30:14 +0000

A group of Japanese schoolchildren join a bear for some heavy metal-style ‘headbanging’ in this aww-inducing call-and-response video. We’re not sure what caused the bear to start acting like a furry Ozzy Osbourne. Maybe the zoo was piping Slayer over the PA system. Or perhaps he’s one of those rock-and-roll bears from the Country Bears [...]