Middle School
Gavin Newsom Clashes With Teachers' Unions Over California Schools Opening
Unions are calling for teachers to be vaccinated, but Newsom is refusing to budge and pushing on with his plan to reopen schools.
Two Colorado Students Suspended, Had Toy Guns During Online Classes
One boy, 12, is a seventh grader, and the other, 11, attends sixth grade.
The Biggest Reason to Keep Cops in School
Pulling cops from schools is dangerous for one additional reason you're likely not yet discussing.
Bestselling Author Judith Warner on How Parents Screw Up Middle Schoolers
"A 2015 study showed that the start of puberty is actually a trigger for marked declines in parents' feelings of 'self-efficacy.'"
Bestselling Author Judith Warner Tells Parents to Get Out of Middle School
"Parents shouldn't micromanage. And trying to 'work things out' with other parents just about always backfires."
Florida Boy Mistakes Pepper Spray for Body Spray, Sends 41 to Hospital
A Florida boy reportedly stole what he thought was his classmate's body spray but got a big surprise when he sprayed himself and discovered it was pepper spray, sending at least 40 classmates to the hospital.
Man Headbutts Referee During Middle School Basketball Game, Gets Banned
The encounter took place during the second half of the girls' game when the referee asked the man to leave the gym during a timeout after cursing and yelling over calls made during the contest.
School Bus Evacuated Because Rider Used Too Much Axe Body Spray
The driver of the bus, which was taking students home from Buffalo Creek Middle School, made all of the kids exit the vehicle while he called emergency services.
Middle School Teacher Defends 'First Kiss' Conversation
An Atlanta middle school teacher resigned after a video surfaced showing him describing a sexualized "first kiss" scene that left parents speechless.
Graham: Border Wall Better for Students Than New School
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that the kids would eventually get the school "but right now we've got a national emergency on our hands."
Sixth Grader Joshua Trump Receives Anti-Bully Award
A Wilmington, Delaware sixth grader who was bullied and shamed at school simply for being named "Joshua Trump" received a national anti-bullying award Saturday.
Teacher Apologizes for Banning Afros Before Concert
Parents of students at a Cincinnati middle school were incensed by a letter sent home saying that Afros and dreadlocks would be banned from an upcoming winter concert, and that girls should visit a cosmetologist the night before the event.
Fight Injures Teachers, Students at Middle School
The school district's campus police are investigating the incident.
Parent 'Horrified' by 'Osama' Story Taught on 9/11
The parents of children in a New Jersey middle school said they were outraged after learning a social studies teacher had the class read a fictionalized short story about Islamophobia titled "My Name Is Osama" on September 11.
Active Shooter Reported At Indiana Middle School
The school is located some 30 miles north of Indianapolis.
Teens Arrested After Snapchatting 'Kill-List'
Authorities said the teens "lacked the means to carry out any action."
Middle School Teacher Accused of Sex With Student
The student said his grades suffered after the relationship began.
What Radio Narrative and Modern Dance Have in Common
Or: Why Ira Glass performed at a dance festival.
Mo'ne Davis's Latest Honor: 'SportsKid of the Year'
The 13-year-old female pitcher was given the title Monday by Sports Illustrated Kids.
Bases Loaded, Memoir on Third
Mo'ne Davis, 13, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game, is writing a memoir.