Middle School

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.

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.

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.

An Atlanta middle school teacher resigned after a video surfaced showing him describing a sexualized "first kiss" scene that left parents speechless.

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."

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.

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.

The school district's campus police are investigating the incident.

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.

The school is located some 30 miles north of Indianapolis.

Authorities said the teens "lacked the means to carry out any action."

The student said his grades suffered after the relationship began.

Or: Why Ira Glass performed at a dance festival.

The 13-year-old female pitcher was given the title Monday by Sports Illustrated Kids.

Mo'ne Davis, 13, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game, is writing a memoir.