The principal and other staff members at South Oak Cliff High School were supposed to be breaking up fights. Instead, they sent troubled students into a steel utility cage in an athletic locker room to battle it out with bare fists and no head protection, records show. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Background here picked by thenegativeone 2 years ago

After a show and tell gone bad, two second graders at an Indiana elementary school were suspended for bringing guns to school. One student brought a toy cap gun while the other brought a small, loaded hand gun. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Lidia Schaefer was troubled by what she saw when she visited her native Ethiopia. She saw children walking 3 hours to school. The final straw came when a young girl was killed by a hyena. She started putting aside her tips and part of her salary, even selling her home and car to pay for a school for the children of Ethiopia. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A total of 115 girls are pregnant at Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. The entire school only has about 800 girls, so that means that 1 out of every 8 girl is pregnant. picked by ruthstark 3 weeks ago

The Hell family says it may tell a Catholic school in Australia where to go after it objected to enrolling their son because of his name. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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

Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Illinois' beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said today on Good Morning America that when he was deciding who would take President Obama's Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, a suggestion that Winfrey says left her "amused." "If I had been watching," she added, "I would have fallen off the treadmill." picked by equinox 10 months ago

These kids (in high school) completed this video of dueling it out with light sabers in the school halls for their final project. After it was made they got to show it to the whole school.

Its pretty impressive if you ask me.
acting - A video A+ picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

At least three students were suspended from Marysville-Pilchuck High School after displaying the Confederate flag. The students say the flag is a symbol of culture and heritage, but the school district says it's also a symbol of hatred. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Tahoma High School is in lockdown after a student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school Monday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

South Korea's education ministry launched an inquiry today after a TV program showed youths entering a hotel massage parlour for sex during a school trip to China. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

South Dakota is involved in a pilot program that will bribe high school students to pass Advanced Placement tests. picked by SoothSayer 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

Superintendent said "The skirts the cheerleaders wear are very short, and very tight...You want to have students wear appropriate clothing during the educational period of the day, and then after school, wear the appropriate clothing for the event"

So it's apparently OK to wear sleazy school supplied uniforms at a game, but not in math class... picked by Moe 1 year ago

A child was seriously injured Wednesday when he ran in front of his mother's car after he was dropped off at school, South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said. picked by dollyllama 2 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

"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