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Students Who Faked COVID to Skip School Send Whole Class into Lockdown
Three students who pretended to test positive for COVID-19 are in hot water after causing a school panic.
Video Shows Deer Crashing Through School Bus Window, Landing on Student
Neither students nor the deer were injured as a result of the crash, which took place early Thursday morning in central Virginia.
60,000 Sign Petition Demanding Teacher Be Reinstated After Showing Cartoon
The petition, which was posted on Change.org, has received 63,485 signatures as of 1:46 p.m. EDT on Monday.
After a Year of Pandemic Schooling, Let's Focus on Well-Being, Not Grades
Amidst a global pandemic, racial tensions, economic hardships, and the everyday risks of family members who are essential workers, my high schoolers are well aware of the difficulties of our current moment; they internalize the pressures of the outside world, which weigh heavily on their hearts.
What Alison Collins' Tweets Said as San Francisco School Board VP Removed
Collins has apologized for her 2016 anti-Asian tweets, but insisted they were taken out of context.
Teacher Under Investigation for Allegedly Taping Two Children to Chairs
The mother of one of the children has filed a police report, contacted the Department of Homeland Security, and is exploring the option of suing the school and the teacher.
Oklahoma Students Could Be Required to Take U.S. Citizenship Test
The bill would require students to pass the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test in order to graduate in the 2022-23 school year.
Teacher Appears to Slam High School Student to the Ground in Video Clip
A Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesperson said a "thorough investigation" is being carried out into the incident.
Texas State Lawmaker Pushes Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons in K-12 Schools
Texas state Senator Bob Hall, who authored the bill, told Newsweek, "The one thing most mass shootings have in common is gun free zones status."
Teacher Suspended Over Assignment Asking If Slave Trade Is Profitable
A Pennsylvania school district took action after the teacher asked teenagers to examine the "trading of Africans."
Idaho Teachers Could Be Allowed to Carry Guns in Schools Without Permission
House Bill 122 was approved by an 11-2 vote in the House State Affairs Committee despite attracting strong opposition from law enforcement.
Teacher Charged After 'Incident' With Student Wearing BLM Sweatshirt
Police said the Opelousas High School teacher asked the student to remove the BLM top as it was against school policy.
School Assignment Tells Girls to Dress 'to Please' Boys, Not to 'Whine'
Female students were set 11 tasks, including to "obey any reasonable request of a male, according to a photograph purporting to show details of the assignment.
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Letting Gov. Order In-Person School Learning
With Republicans hammering Biden over school reopenings, Tennessee will likely become the first state to pass such legislation, as the bill heads next to its GOP-controlled House.
Boy Repeatedly Stabs Two Minors in Elementary School Playground, Police Say
Officers found the victims after responding to the stabbing at Oak Park Elementary School in Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania.
Car Crashes Into California Preschool, Three Children Hospitalized
The children were transported to a local area trauma center via helicopter by the L.A. County Fire Department Air Operations Section.
Teachers May Play 'Substantial Role' in Schools' Coronavirus Spread: CDC
"These findings suggest that educators can play an important role in in-school transmission and that in-school transmission can occur when physical distancing and mask compliance are not optimal," the study said.
Viral TikTok of Gen Z Kids Claiming Not to Know Hitler Sparks Shock Online
A teacher on TikTok user shared a video of his student's confusing Adolf Hitler for Helen Keller on Friday.
George Floyd-Themed Proposal to School Dance Sparks Outrage
A photo circulating on social media shows a female student from Nevada carrying a poster with a drawing of Floyd and the comment: "If you went to SADIES w/ me it would take my BREATH away."
Schools to Wait at Least a Year for 95 Percent of Biden's COVID Cash
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that of the $128 billion for school funding, $6 billion will be spent in 2021 and another $32 billion in 2022.
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The Case of Transgender Athletes. Why Sports Aren't Fair and That's OK
Sports aren't fair for a broad range of reasons, many of which have nothing to do with anatomy or hormones.
Most Arizona Residents Who Want School Reopened Don't Have Kids: Pollster
Voters in the state without children "don't have firsthand knowledge of what is happening in the schools right now," Paul Bentz said.
Ron DeSantis Won't Use CDC Reopening Guidelines in Florida Schools
"We have done it the right way, we are not going to turn back," the Florida governor said during a press conference. "What the CDC put out, 5 o'clock on a Friday afternoon—I wonder why they would do it then—was quite frankly a disgrace."
Transgender Boy Book Prompts Utah School District to Suspend Program
"Call Me Max" was read to a class last month after a student brought a copy to the Horizon Elementary School in Murray.
Biden Scores Win With Teachers Unions After CDC Calls for Vaccine Priority
The CDC released a clear road map for educators to safely reopen schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden has vowed to reopen all K-8 schools by April 30.
The 7 Best Best Buy Laptops You Can Buy Today from $249
The best laptops at Best Buy range from Apple's new MacBook Air to Microsoft's Surface Laptop Go. This list will help you choose between a pricey gaming laptop and a low-cost Chromebook.
Bloomberg Tells Teachers To 'Suck It Up,' Backs Biden on Reopening Schools
"It's time for Joe Biden to stand up and to say, the kids are the most important things and important players here. And the teachers just are going to have to suck it up and stand up and provide an education," Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday.
Principal Sorry for Making 'All Lives Matter' Theme of Black History Month
The theme has been removed and the school district is not planning any further action, according to a spokesperson for the school district.
Some Chicago Teachers Hold Classes In the Snow to Avoid COVID Risks Inside
"We set up small tables in our courtyards. We were lucky the internet reached into the courtyard. Some of us taught class off our phones. Parents brought us hot coffee and set up a little backyard fire pit for us on the sidewalk," Kirstin Roberts, a pre-K teacher, told Newsweek.