Students undergo weapons training Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Students in Svalbard, Norway, are taught how to use a shotgun and ammunition to fend off polar bears at the beginning of every school year.
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Students Get Sick After Eating Peer-prepared Food Posted: 12 months ago by muppet
Students at one Birmingham school can honestly say homework made them sick. Nearly half of the students in a Smith Middle School language arts class became ill Friday after tasting meals that students had prepared as part of an assignment.
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Woman mauled by polar bears at Berlin zoo was suicidal - report Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A German woman mauled by three polar bears after she leapt into the moat surrounding their pen at a Berlin zoo was apparently suicidal after a string of setbacks, a newspaper reports. Update on this post.
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Students Punished for 'Hit a Jew Day' Posted: 1 year ago by arsphidius
At least four students from a suburban St. Louis middle school face punishment for allegedly hitting Jewish classmates during what they called "Hit a Jew Day."
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Up to 50 students exposed to HIV Posted: 1 year ago by JoshSF49
Students at a St. Louis high school go for HIV testing after an infected individual tells school officials they might have been exposed.
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Students sue over inauguration letdown Posted: 7 months ago by drogue
"Envision EMI [charged] middle, high school and college students across the country [$2,500.00 each for] special access to the inauguration, parade and a black tie inaugural ball on Jan. 20."
"Instead all they saw was the inside of a bus or were dropped off near the Washington Monument to fend for themselves."
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Simple psychological intervention boosts school performance of ethnic minority students Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Fear of failure at school can be crippling, especially for ethnic minority students. Research shows it's all too common for them to fear that their own poor performance will reinforce negative stereotypes.
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Middle school students suspended for “kick a Jew day” Posted: 3 days ago by cecilberman
That's what you get for showing "Borat" in the school auditorium.
Landon said until further notice, the school will focus the first 20 minutes of each day on character traits, beginning with respect and kindness. Homeroom teachers will speak with the students about these traits and will focus on bullying prevention, he said. Videos on the topic will be sought out and used as part of the training, he said.
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Back To School With The Internet Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. This site consolodates some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and administrators alike.
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Polar Bear: Kodiak, Grizzly, Panda - BearPlanet.org Posted: 3 years ago by sharoncreech
Bear Planet is fabulous site (better to say planet) about bears, wild predators, that covers all aspects and attributes for all species of bears with a lot informations and some beautiful and unique cubs photos. You will find all species of bears including Polar Bear along with Grizzly, Brown Bear, Kodiak, Big Bear, American Black bear, Asiatic black bear, Malayan Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear and Panda Bear.
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Teacher is shot by husband in front of students Posted: 2 years ago by bevissimo
A teacher’s husband charged into her fifth-grade classroom Thursday morning, then stabbed and shot her as students watched, police said. He was later found dead in his home after a standoff with police.
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Discrimination alleged against students who "suffer" homosexuality Posted: 8 months ago by funkfrost
A social activist has filed a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal against the Education Ministry alleged discrimination against homosexual students, because they are not being offered a 'cure' for their homosexuality
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Who needs meat? Polar bears bite off more than they can chew to get to their frozen fruit and veg Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
As a carnivorous animal, you wouldn't expect a polar bear to get excited over fruit and vegetables.
They're usually more concerned with capturing seals than ensuring they receive their five-a-day.
However these inhabitants of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo were determined to get to the fruit and vegetables on offer - even if they were enclosed in blocks of ice.
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Hermaphrodite Polar Bears Posted: 3 years ago by Neiako
Wildlife researchers have found new evidence that Arctic polar bears are being poisoned by chemical compounds.
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Principal regrets making students view excrement Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
A Colorado Springs elementary school principal has apologized for making students look inside a bag of human feces and urine.
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Swine Flu Confirmed in New York Students Posted: 7 months ago by TheJehosephat
Tests have confirmed that eight students at a New York Catholic high school have contracted swine flu, after some students at the school had visited Mexico over spring break two weeks ago.
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Ooops!! Students Get X-rated Version of Class DVD Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Video here NSFW
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8th Grade Students Boycott Exam Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
More than 160 Students at a South Bronx middle school have pulled off a stunning boycott against standardized testing. They refused to take a three-hour practice exam for next month's statewide social studies test. Instead they handed in blank exams and submitted signed petitions with a list of grievances
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Students burn 'witch' women alive Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Two South African women were burnt to death by a group of students who suspected the victims had bewitched their high school with evil spirits.
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Students asked to dress as a disabled person for fundraiser Posted: 7 months ago by Bornbad
A PRIMARY school has infuriated parents and disability advocates by asking students to come to school dressed as a disabled person as part of a fundraiser.
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Polar bears resort to cannibalism as Arctic ice shrinks Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
With the Arctic ice receding, polar bears are starving, drowning, and even resorting to cannibalism as a result of the lack of access to their normal food sources.
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