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A school bus driver in Louisiana was arrested after local authorities were notified of a video apparently showing him punching and kicking a student several times on the bus, WBRZ-TV reports. Jerome McNabb, 72, is currently being held in jail following the conclusion of an investigation into the video, which was conducted by the St. Helena Parish School […]
A teacher in Northern California was arrested this week after allegedly teaching class while under the influence of alcohol, prescription drugs, and cannabis. San Francisco-based news station KRON 4 reports Teagen Leonhart, a 46-year-old teacher at Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California, was booked into Marin County Jail on Wednesday on charges of public intoxication […]
A 13-year-old boy is on track to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota this year. As ABC News shares, teenager Elliott Tanner will earn his bachelors after majoring in physics with a minor in math, and currently holds a 3.78 grade point average. The teen has already been accepted into University of Minnesota’s Physics PhD program […]
Florida officials rejected dozens of textbooks for the 2022-2023 school year curriculum. Their main concern? Student “indoctrination.” According to the New York Post, the state’s department of education banned 42 of 132 math textbooks that were proposed for grades K-12. Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran said the decision was made after officials reviewed the books and found some […]
An ex-principal at a Queens, New York high school who was allegedly involved in a scam to fraudulently hike up his school’s graduation rate will still get paid. The New York Post reports that Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir was previously the principal for Maspeth High School—at least until July 2021, when he was prohibited from his former […]
A former University of Southern California water polo coach has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in the the massive college admissions scandal. Reuters reports Jovan Vavic, 60, was found guilty on Friday of conspiracy and fraud for soliciting and accepting bribes, with prosecutors alleging he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes for designating […]
A rowdy college party led to a number of medical emergencies in Santa Barbara County, California. The New York Post reports that the beach party in Isla Vista, called Deltopia, takes place every year during the first weekend when students come back from spring break. Thousands attend the illegal soirée, which first reportedly began in […]
Oklahoma authorities are investigating a car crash that left six teenage girls dead. According to NBC News, the incident took place at around 12:30 p.m. local time Tuesday in Tishomingo, a small town located about 100 miles away from Oklahoma City. Officials say the high-schoolers were riding in a small passenger vehicle when they crashed into […]
A California private school has apologized to parents after a video showed a preschool teacher leading her class in a political chant. “Who’s our president?” the teacher is heard saying in the footage. “Biden!” the students respond. “What do we want to do with him?” the teacher asks the 4- to 5-year-old students. “We want him out!” […]
Thousands of people will soon be free of student loan debt. On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department announced it had identified an additional 30,000 borrowers who are now eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness—a program that forgives student debt for various public servants who make 10 years of monthly payments. PSLF was created about 15 […]
