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The assistant principal of a California middle school died by apparent suicide on school grounds, the New York Post reports. Officers with the local Police Department were called to Kraemer Middle School after Moises Plascencia fatally shot himself on campus before students and staff had arrived to school. “The incident took place in a private staff area and […]
An 18-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school and opening fire on two staffers. According CBS News, the incident occurred Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. Authorities say the suspected gunman was called into the office at around 10:30 a.m. that day over suspicions he had a firearm. […]
Creatives Want Change is accepting applications for its summer 2022 fellows program. Founded by Joe Medved and Randy Cousin, the organization aims to mentor Black high school students who wish to pursue careers in fashion. CWC will sponsor its fellows to attend pre-college summer programs at some of the nation’s top-tier design schools: California College of the […]
A judge ruled that a Virginia school system discriminated against Asian Americans after it revamped its admissions process at a prestigious public school. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton found that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology—a competitive school which ranks as one of the best public schools in the country—“infected” admissions changes with “talk of racial […]
An Ohio teacher was removed from the classroom after her alleged sex tape was sent to hundreds of students. The incident reportedly occurred Feb. 7 at Ginn Academy, an all-boys public school located in east Cleveland. According to local outlets, the explicit video was originally stored on the teacher’s mobile device and AirDropped to more than 200 students with […]
A man who held the title of Vice President of Student Life at the University of Alabama has stepped down from his position following an arrest as part of a reported prostitution sting. Per a report from the Associated Press, 50-year-old Myron Pope was arrested last week on a misdemeanor charge of soliciting prostitution and later released […]
A group of 26 fourth graders protested their elementary school’s decision to remove chocolate milk from their lunch menus, and their efforts paid off. Jordan Reed, 9, urged his fellow classmates at Sierra Vista K-8 School in Vacaville, California to join him in protest of a 2020 decision made by the district over the drink’s sugar […]
The retired California nun and elementary school principal who stole over $800,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, according to CBS News. 80-year-old Mary Margaret Kreuper plead guilty back in June to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for stealing $835,000 […]
A crossing guard in Maryland is being applauded for her work saving a student from being struck by a moving vehicle. In a new video shared by WUSA9, Cpl. Annette Goodyear of the North East Police Department can be seen pushing a North East Middle School student out of the way as a car comes flying […]
A Michelle Obama biography was among the hundreds of titles that was targeted in a Texas book-banning effort. According to a formal request obtained by NBC News, a parent from Katy, Texas, asked school officials to remove Michelle Obama: Political Icon public school libraries because of its “unfair” depiction Donald Trump. The filing claimed the biography, written by Heather Schwartz, painted the former president as […]
