At Least 2 Students Shot at Nashville High School
CNN - Wed Jan 22, 2025
At least two students were wounded Wednesday morning at Antioch High School in Nashville, when another student allegedly shot them in the school cafeteria, Metro Nashville Police said. More»
A Columbia Professor Wanted to Document History and NYPD Arrested Him Outside his Home
USA Today - Sat May 4, 2024
NEW YORK, New York - Gregory Pflugfelder had just finished the final class of his career at Columbia. More»
Alabama House Advances Bill Allowing Arrest of Librarians
Alabama Political Reporter - Sat Apr 27, 2024
MONGTOMERY, Alabama - A bill allowing librarians to be arrested for the content they allow on shelves advanced out of the Alabama House of Representatives Thursday along party lines. More»
Florida Education Officials Reject 54 Math Textbooks for ‘Attempts to Indoctrinate Students’
WKMG-TV - Sat Apr 16, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Dozens of math textbooks were rejected by the Florida Department of Education after officials said their publishers were attempting to indoctrinate students. More»
Alabama Student Reprimanded by School for Complaining about Students Doing Nazi Salute in Class
WIAT-TV - Thu Feb 10, 2022
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Alabama - After a picture and video surfaced online of a Mountain Brook history teacher and students appearing to do a Nazi salute in class, CBS 42 sat down with a Jewish student who witnessed it all happen. More»
'How to torture a Jew': Chattanooga mother raises concerns with Bible class taught in public school
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Sun Feb 6, 2022
The mother of a Hamilton County middle-schooler is raising concerns about the century-old Bible in the Schools program, which teaches the Bible in Chattanooga-area public schools as literature, as being antisemitic after a local teacher allegedly taught her daughter "how to torture a Jew. More»
One Student Dead, Another Injured in Richfield, Minnesota School Shooting
CNN - Tue Feb 1, 2022
RICHFIELD, Minnesota - One student is dead and one injured after a shooting at a school in Richfield, Minnesota, officials announced Tuesday. More»
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Charges in Rampage that Killed Four and Injured Seven
Daily Mail - Thu Dec 2, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The mother of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley wrote a rambling open letter to Donald Trump in 2016 praising his support for gun rights, and now both she and her husband are facing criminal charges in the shooting. More»
Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School Shooting
Associated Press - Tue Nov 30, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. More»
‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board
JTA - Tue Nov 2, 2021
CHANDLER, Arizona - An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. More»
What the Actual Fuck? Kentucky high school investigated after students appear to give teachers & principal LAP DANCES during homecoming week festivities
Daily Mail - Wed Oct 27, 2021
HAZARD, Kentucky - Photos that appear to show students giving teachers and the principal - who is also the mayor of their town - lap dances during a homecoming week 'man pageant' have shocked a Kentucky town. More»
Far-Right Proud Boys Attack Three Schools
Daily Beast - Sun Sep 5, 2021
VANCOUVER, Washington - Three schools in Vancouver, Washington went into lockdown Friday after a group of anti-mask protesters that included the Proud Boys attempted to gain entry and disrupt the school day. More»
Florida Judge Throws Out Governor Ron DeSantis' Order Prohibiting School Mask
NPR - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A Florida judge has ruled that school districts in the state can require students to wear masks. More»
Unvaccinated US school teacher spread COVID to 26 people
AFP - Fri Aug 27, 2021
An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the Delta variant of the coronavirus to at least 26 other people, including 12 students in their classroom, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. More»
Over 10,000 students in Florida school district isolated or quarantined a week into school year
ABC News - Wed Aug 18, 2021
Just a week into the school year, over 10,000 students and staff in the Hillsborough County Public Schools district in Florida have been isolated or quarantined as districts across the state grapple with COVID-19. More»
Twelve Year Old Boy with Autism Charged with a Felony in Georgia
WGCL-TV - Wed Aug 4, 2021
COBB COUNTY, Georgia - A Cobb County 12-year-old student faces felony charges after threatening to burn people and property at his school. More»
Queens Substitute Teacher Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Class
NBC New York - Thu Jul 22, 2021
A New York City teacher was arrested after he threatened to shoot a classroom of students in order to get the students to listen to him, police sources told NBC New York. More»
New Jersey valedictorian cut off during graduation speech on mental health, LGBTQ identity
NBC News - Thu Jun 24, 2021
VORHEES TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - The queer valedictorian of a New Jersey high school said his graduation speech was cut short by a school administrator who did not want the top student to talk about his LGBTQ identity or mental health struggles. More»
Kansas State Representative Arrested For Kneeing Boy In Crotch While Teaching
Kansas City Star - Sat May 1, 2021
Kansas state Representative Mark Samsel was arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery on Thursday after getting into a physical altercation with a student while substitute teaching in Wellsville. More»
Envelopes Containing 'White Powdery Substance' Sent to Five NYC Schools
NBC News - Thu Mar 18, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Five schools in New York City have received envelopes through the mail containing a "white powdery substance," according to police. More»
School shooting in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leaves 15-year-old in serious condition
CNN - Mon Mar 1, 2021
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas - A 15-year-old boy shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is in very serious condition at the children's hospital in Little Rock, authorities said. More»
Rural community in shock after Georgia raids clinic vaccinating teachers
NBC News - Fri Feb 5, 2021
ELBERTON, Georgia - A small Georgia city was still in shock Friday, days after state health workers raided the busiest medical clinic in the county and seized its Covid-19 vaccine supply because staffers had given doses to teachers. More»
Trump Calls For ‘Patriotic Education,' Says Anti-Racism Teachings Are ‘Child Abuse'
NBC New York - Fri Sep 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused schools of teaching students "hateful lies about this country" and said he would be taking steps to "restore patriotic education" as he continued his opposition to efforts to raise awareness about racial inequalities. More»
Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected
ABC - Thu Jul 2, 2020
Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member told ABC News on Wednesday. More»
Florida school defends handcuffing seven-year-old boy with special needs
The Guardian - Mon Mar 9, 2020
A Florida school security officer handcuffed a seven-year-old boy with special needs and had him taken to a mental health facility, a decision the boy's mother is criticizing but school officials are defending. More»
6 year old girl is committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Police bodycam footage has emerged of the moment a six-year-old girl was escorted from her elementary school in Florida by a group of cops before being committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission because she had a 'tantrum'. More»
A 6-year-old with Down syndrome pointed a finger gun at her teacher and her school called the cops
Philadelphia Enquirer - Wed Feb 12, 2020
WAYNE, Pennsylvania - Maggie Gaines understands why her daughter's teacher at Valley Forge Elementary School went to the principal after the 6-year-old pointed her finger at the teacher like a gun and said, "I shoot you". More»
Moment Florida deputy threatens to SHOOT a student, 17, for trying to leave school to get to a dental appointment
Daily Mail - Mon Feb 10, 2020
A 17-year-old high school student from Florida was leaving school to go to a dental appointment when a sheriff's deputy blocked his way and threatened to shoot him for truancy. More»
Teacher accused of threatening to add students to her suicide note
WGCL-TV - Thu Dec 12, 2019
LITHONIA, Georgia - The use of the word suicide has become cause for alarm when used in a school setting, and that is exactly what one DeKalb County teacher is being accused of. More»
District says it's not liable for boy, 8, who killed himself
ABC News - Sun Dec 8, 2019
The death of an 8-year-old boy whose parents say killed himself after he was bullied by another student is at the center of a legal fight with his family and the Cincinnati Public Schools. More»