STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A Stone Mountain mother is outraged after her 6-year-old was handcuffed for misbehaving at Pine Ridge Elementary School. Her child, Patrick, is a first-grader there and is a special needs student. “My husband got a call that something was going on with Patrick at school, and they needed us to come…. [Read More]
Texas health officials widen search for Ebola patient’s contacts to 100
Public health officials in Texas acknowledged the possibility that someone else could contract Ebola, widening their search Thursday for 100 individuals possibly exposed to the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. According to the Dallas County Health and Human Services, this group of 100 potential contacts were identified by the group of 12-18 people… [Read More]
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better: Michelle Obama Could Out-Fail Barack
The Green Lake School District in Wisconsin is one of a number of schools evaluating their involvement in the School Lunch Program. The Ripon Press reports that Principal Mary Allen is dissatisfied with the new foods being offered: “When I walk through the school cafeteria, I see multi-colored fruits and vegetables and whole-grain pasta or wraps… [Read More]
Drunk teacher wins unemployment benefits; gets to keep license
Paul Brennan DES MOINES, Iowa — If Dennis Pagel had taken a box of school supplies while working as a teacher at Dallas-Center Grimes Middle School, he could have gotten in serious trouble. Luckily for Pagel, he just showed up for work drunk and on OxyContin. For lighting up a breath test at three times the legal limit,… [Read More]
School District Prepares to Track Students’ Social Media Activity
“I know there are some who worry about the intrusiveness of this…” School officials in Washington County, Maryland announced this week that their students’ social media accounts will be monitored once the new school year begins. Using a software program known as Social Sentinel, specific faculty members will be alerted when keywords such as “bomb”… [Read More]
New teacher gets Arrested for showing up Drunk and Pantsless
Police say Wagoner teacher found in empty classroom without pants WAGONER, Okla. — Wagoner police arrested a woman they said was intoxicated and not wearing any pants at Wagoner High School on Monday. The woman, Lorie Hill, was a newly hired teacher for Wagoner Public Schools. She was found by two other teachers in the… [Read More]
Classrooms in U.S. Prepare for Flood as Migrants Become Pupils
The record flood of Central American children crossing the U.S. border is stretching funds and setting off improvisation at public schools. While politicians spend the summer fighting over how to turn back the tide, school leaders across the U.S. are struggling to absorb a new student population the size of Newark, New Jersey’s. More than… [Read More]
Patriot Group Protests Cinco de Mayo Ban on American Flag T-Shirts
First Amendment organization characterized as “racist” A protest against a California school district’s decision to ban the wearing of American flag t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo has begun this morning, with demonstrators displaying large flags and banners outside Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill. The demonstration stems from an incident in 2010 when four… [Read More]
Wash. State School District Sets Up ‘Homeland Security Class’
Agency that lists military veterans as number one terror threat setting up school curriculum The Department of Homeland Security is partnering with a Washington state school district to recruit future employees through a new high school curriculum. An employment application posted by Evergreen Public Schools this weekend requests a certified “Homeland Security Instructor” to steer… [Read More]
Students line LA street with desks in protest, Demanding Funds for Poor Kids
Los Angeles students protesting neglect of poorer schools took to the streets, and they brought their desks with them. Some 375 empty desks blocked a downtown street, stopping traffic for several hours Tuesday outside the Los Angeles Unified School District’s offices. Organizers say the number represents how many students drop out of the district’s schools… [Read More]
School District Sued For Refusing Tattooed Jesus Advert
Man claims school district violated his First Amendment right to free speech A small business owner is suing the Lubbock Independent School District claiming they violated his constitutional rights by refusing to allow him to display a promotional image featuring a tattooed Jesus during high school football games. David Miller’s Little Pencil LLC promotes the… [Read More]
The latest On: Teacher Who Told 6-year-old: Jesus Not Allowed in School
A California elementary school is facing a possible lawsuit after a teacher allegedly confiscated a six-year-old child’s Christmas candy canes and told him “Jesus is not allowed in school.” Last December, Isaiah Martinez brought his first grade classmates at Merced Elementary School candy canes. Attached to each treat was a message explaining the religious legend… [Read More]