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Almost everything eventually comes back into style, but did anyone foresee corporal punishment of kids in school making a return in 2022? The Cassville School District in Missouri announced Tuesday that a new policy is set to be implemented in which students can be punished with a paddle, per USA Today. School district superintendent Merlyn Johnson said parents […]
A Black mother filed a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter after she discovered her elementary school created a cotton field to get students to “identify with the real-life experience of African American slaves,” per the Los Angeles Times. In her suit, Rashunda Pitts alleges she dropped off her now-14-year-old daughter, referred to in court documents as […]
California officials have lifted a huge weight off parents’ shoulder. According ABC 10, the Golden State has officially implemented its Universal Meals Program—an ambitious initiative that’ll offer free breakfast and lunch for every public school student, regardless of their family’s income. Education leaders say the statewide program comes at a crucial time, as many families endure financial […]
A kindergartner was reportedly removed from a school in Louisiana because of the so-called “lifestyle choices” of her adoptive parents Emily and Jennie Parker. The Parkers were two days away from taking their 5-year-old daughter Zoey to her first day of kindergarten at the Bible Baptist Academy when they were informed in a meeting with the director and pastor […]
Alena Analeigh Wicker has made history. The 13-year-old Texas girl was recently accepted into the University of Alabama’s Heersink School of Medicine, making her the youngest Black student to ever gain admission into a U.S. medical school. Alena received the big news back in May, just a year after she received her high school diploma. Since then, the […]
Paul Rudd recently surprised a 12-year-old Colorado boy who went viral after his classmates refused to sign his yearbook. Back in May, Brody Ridder’s mother Cassandra took to Facebook and posted a photo of her son’s yearbook, which was empty except for a couple of signatures and a note from a teacher. “My poor son. Doesn’t […]
Your Frank Ocean fix is here. As fans patiently await new material from the reclusive artist, a recently surfaced video provides a brief glimpse into his pre-stardom days. A clip shared by YouTube user Daymond Burditt shows a young Ocean singing at his 2005 high school graduation in New Orleans. The video begins with a fellow graduate introducing […]
A teacher at a private Christian school was arrested this week after she allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to one of her students. According to WCTV, 38-year-old Julie Hoover—an educator at Point of Grace Christian School in Perry, Florida—was taken into custody Wednesday and hit with one count of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in […]
Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, is opening up about his thoughts on the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary School. In an op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman, the actor reveals that he is a supporter of the second amendment, and not gun “control.” Instead, he’s calling for gun “responsibility,” and urging those […]
A 16-year-old was arrested this week after allegedly trying to recruit students for a mass shooting at Berkeley High School in California, per local police. Regional outlet KTVU reported Wednesday the suspect was arrested on May 30 when he turned himself in, with the initial tip having been received that prior Saturday. In a press […]
