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

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

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

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

Update: Later reports said victim and shooter were both students. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A school has had to apologise after a confidential report was found that called pupils "away with the fairies" and said one mother was "quite rough". picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Kelvin Collins wanted to learn more about diploma mills and make a point about their uselessness, so he helped his cat Oreo receive a high school diploma from a diploma mill high school. Apparently, Collins hardly even lied on the application. “I did lie about one thing. You have to be 18 to take the test and Oreo is only two, but that could be 18 in cat years. Who knows?” he said... read full post picked by Bingo 3 months 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

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

In a repeat of a similar incident two years ago, a dead goat was found at Wrigley field. Presumably the goat was a reference to the Billy Goat curse, put on the Cubs in 1945 by Billy Goat tavern owner William Sianis after the team refused to allow his pet goat, Murphy, inside Wrigley Field for Game 4 of the World Series. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Bartlett school officials said that was unacceptable, and sent him home.
His parents trimmed the boy's hair to what they said resembled a military cut.
The next time Derby went to school, the principal had a faculty member shave the boy's head.
*I'm so tired of people telling us what do and how to live!* picked by bornbad 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

A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito. picked by deepchill 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

The Toronto District School Board has approved an "operational model" for an Afrocentric school intended to help struggling black students in the city's education system. Critics say the decision smacks of segregation. picked by mitzuzake 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

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- A First Amendment debate is raging at Franklin High School after an article in the school newspaper raised some eyebrows. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

A student recently charged in a robbery and suspended from school killed himself in front of about 150 classmates. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The principal of a Utah middle school has been asked to apologize for forcing a kilt-wearing student to change his clothes.
"the outfit could be misconstrued as cross-dressing."

(the school said that Mut, not me!) picked by bingo 6 months ago