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Teacher ‘told students what ‘CHANGE’ stood for’ (3 comments)
4 October 2008
Posted by Puchiko

The Jackson County School Board has taken action against a teacher who apparently made racial commentary on presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Schoolgirl Raep Teacher Arrested – For The Third Time (2 comments)
1 October 2008
Posted by Heart of Shadows

An elementary school teacher (34) who committed acts of infamy against a schoolgirl, leaving her injured, has been arrested, but it appears this was only a repeat of earlier crimes, and that throughout his career of perverted assault he was able to continue to hold his post as a teacher.

Cops: Teen hired pair to kill his mom for money (6 comments)
1 October 2008
Posted by Puchiko

FOUNTAIN, Colo. - A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said.

US mom admits helping son build weapons cache (3 comments)
1 October 2008
Posted by Puchiko

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania - A woman admitted she helped her troubled, bullied 14-year-old son build a cache of weapons by buying him a rifle and gunpowder, but investigators still don't know if she was aware her son was planning a deadly school attack.

2 weeks after Hurricane Ike, kids are still not in school (0 comments)
26 September 2008
Posted by Trar

HOUSTON - Since Hurricane Ike knocked out power at their elementary school two weeks ago, Jakin and Jared Cordova have been playing a lot of video games. ADVERTISEMENT

Nine Children From One Family Abandoned at Safe Haven (3 comments)
26 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

OMAHA, Neb. -- The mother of nine kids left at an emergency room in Creighton University Medical Center died from a brain aneurysm 17 months ago, days after delivering the youngest child.

Teen Pees In Teacher's Drink, Police Say (6 comments)
25 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

CASTLE ROCK, Wash. -- Police in Washington said they've arrested a teenager for urinating in his teacher's drink.

Gunman opens fire at school, 9 dead (3 comments)
23 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — A gunman opened fire at students at a vocational school for adults in western Finland on Tuesday before shooting himself, police said. Finnish media reported nine people were killed and the gunman was wounded.

New Study Suggests Social Networks May Be 'Educational' (2 comments)
22 September 2008
Posted by SoulRiser

Social networks like Facebook and MySpace have reputations as time–sucking procrastination tools, but a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests the opposite. Social networks build beneficial technological, creative and communication skills, the study says, leading the researchers to actually describe social networks with the adjective "educational," CNET reports.

Burma's secret schools of dissent (2 comments)
22 September 2008
Posted by Stratovarius

Mae Sot, Thailand; and Rangoon, Burma - Deep in the Thai jungle bordering Burma (Myanmar), a group of children gather every day for their lessons. In an elongated but modest teak shack, nearly a dozen ashen-faced children – all different ages – sit in front of a tattered blackboard.

Study finds new anti-psychotics no better than generics for kids (1 comments)
20 September 2008
Posted by Stratovarius

AUSTIN – Texas has spent nearly $300 million since 2003 on expensive anti-psychotic medications for poor children – drugs that cost more, have worse side effects in kids and are no more effective than older generics, according to a new federal study.

Homeland Security, Sesame Style (7 comments)
19 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

When it comes to securing the homeland, who better to help you sleep at night than various characters from the popular children’s show, “Sesame Street" ... ?!?

UK government issues death sentence on suicide websites (2 comments)
18 September 2008
Posted by SoulRiser

THE GOVERNMENT reckons laws on “suicide websites” are too lax and need rewriting before they do serious damage.

Marietta School Bus Chaos Posted On YouTube (4 comments)
17 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Parents are criticizing Marietta school officials after video of a chaotic school bus ride was posted on YouTube.

Internet anonymity in trouble? (3 comments)
15 September 2008
Posted by SoulRiser

A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous.

Phoenix teacher resigns, accused of showing porn in class (3 comments)
13 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

A Phoenix high school teacher resigned after being accused of playing pornographic videos during class earlier this week.

Mom steals daughter's identity to become cheerleader (2 comments)
13 September 2008
Posted by SoulRiser

Green Bay, Wisconsin - A 33-year-old woman is accused of stealing her daughter's identity to attend high school and join the cheerleading squad.

Children aged eight enlisted as council snoopers (3 comments)
13 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

Children as young as eight have been recruited by councils to "snoop" on their neighbours and report petty offences such as littering, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.

Principal Regrets Making Students View Poop (5 comments)
13 September 2008
Posted by Puchiko

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado Springs elementary school principal has apologized for making students look inside a soggy bag of human feces and urine.

Scheduling screwup makes school start on Saturday (0 comments)
11 September 2008
Posted by SoulRiser

ALBANY -- Albany High students arrived by car, foot and city bus. It almost looked like a regular school day, except it was Saturday.