A 14-year-old girl is asked if she was being visited by her Aunt Flo during a routine bag check because she was carrying a small purse, apparently against the school "bag rule", and chaos ensues. picked by larknet 2 years ago

... For making a Proxy out side of school. For his job. Now they threaten him with aiding criminal activity and disrupting school.

Once again, Schools think they are gods, and students are mere peasants to poo on. picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago

"I said, 'Hi, I'm a guy from Canada. There is someone about to set fire to a school.' At that point I didn't know the name of the school or the guy. I gave the police the address of the thread," said Neufeld.
In less than an hour, police made an arrest."
Yes, the internet is great! picked by Nicky666 8 months ago

Manatee County Sheriff's officers say a 19-year-old man snatched a Starbucks customer’s laptop after being told he could not use it to check his Facebook account. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

On the back of a delivered envelope, in handwritten block letters, were six words: WAIT UNTILL [sic] YOU HEAR FROM CORONER.

Inside was a last will, and a post-dated check for $100,000.

They put it in the bank until after his suicide. picked by tragluk 6 months ago

So he deposited it into his bank account with a smiley face endorsement. Funny that the advertisers who mailed it had included all the legal qualifications for a check instrument.

The bank cashed it - hilarity ensues.

*This is a multi-page story, links to the next page are at the bottom in teeny text. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Ever see a picture with somebody in the background that totally ruins that "intimate photo"? Or something going on that completely disrupts the purpose of the picture? picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Why? Because background checks had not been performed on school bus drivers since 2004. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that NASA should be blocked from conducting background checks on low-risk employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, saying the practice threatens workers’ constitutional rights. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A note demanding money from a bank teller was written on a check that authorities said belonged to the suspect. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

A local woman is under arrest on charges she used a bad check and then stolen credit card information to pay for her breast augmentation surgery. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Users of the iPhone can now use the camera of their phone to deposit a check into the bank thanks to a new service by USAA Bank. The bank has launched the new USAA Deposit@Mobile feature for the iPhone. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A proposal is in the works for changes to England & Wales primary school curriculum, to replace certain class topics with internet and other technologies This discussion should get interesting picked by suebe 8 months ago

Does anyone really believe universal, publicly funded preschool will help improve high school test scores? Yet this is what the South Dakota Department of Education seems to be touting. Perhaps it is time to evaluate what is happening in our high schools instead of funding two or more years of public management of preschool-age children with the outside hope that their test scores and social lives... read full post picked by GKar975 3 years ago

There are several new companies that can do background checks on your dates. If you need one of these maybe you should say, 'Next!'. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Estelle Manorek, 90, attended a day of classes at West Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, NJ. Manorek "grew up the child of Polish immigrants in Jersey City during the Depression" and never attended high school because she went to work at age 14 after her brother contracted polio. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Check this video of a very "smart" and "successful" criminal robbing a convenience store. Hilarious till the end... picked by Ankabout 2 years ago

A woman left her three-year-old daughter at a central Queensland school to teach her a lesson after she was naughty. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found wandering alone around Glenmore State School in Rockhampton's north just before 10am. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An errant computer keystroke led the state to accidentally issue a $2.5 million check to a school counselor—who spent thousands on cars, jewelry and electronics. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An eight-year-old Brazilian boy has passed a law school entrance exam - earning him praise and shocking the country's legal profession. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago