Palmerton School District was looking to raise money for the school by selling a field they had, but the only bid they received was from a boy, for $5.

They declined the bid. picked by MuppetmakeR 8 months 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 7 months ago

A new research lab at the prestigious Parsons design school aims to develop video games with a conscience — called "serious games" — and study whether playing them can be a force for social good. picked by punthe 10 months ago

Police in Russia are investigating after pupils stripped off their clothes, climbed walls or lay on the floor laughing after their school dinners were spiked with drugs. picked by muppet 5 months ago

Parents in Bergen County, N.J. are floored by a new school lunch policy. Their children were forced to eat their lunch on the floor. picked by fogowar 1 year ago

In Dallas, a high school is using GPS to track truants, and the program has shown amazing results. picked by 7mmantle 4 months ago

St. Peter the Apostle, an Australian Catholic School, objected to the enrollment 5 year old Max Hell because of his last name. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

Diddy made an appearance at a Philadelphia high school. He advised the students to 'work hard and stay in school'. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Middle School Teacher found in school office with:
-Drugs
-marked Money
-pipe(for smoking drugs)
-watching gay porn
-AND WITH SEX TOYS picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

High School Students With A Delayed School Start Time Sleep Longer, Report Less Daytime Sleepiness. picked by karenben 4 months ago

Nearly 500 school children in Fugong, Yunnan Province, China have to cross the often raging Nujiang River each day to get to school. The only problem is that there is no bridge. picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

The school was under lockdown while police, school personnel and neighbors captured the 3-foot-long lizard with a fishing net. picked by arsphidius 5 months ago

Ten grade 8 students were forced to remove their anti-homophobia T-Shirts after the school principal, deemed them to be offensive. saying the word “gay” was potentially offensive to homosexuals.
Hmm… Do you think the concept of context is taught in the school’s curriculum? picked by funkfrost 4 months ago

Khalil Gibran Academy is the first Arabic-language school in the U.S. and a lightning rod for controversy. While watching CNN over lunch, I am shocked at the outrage people are expressing over this school's opening.
An update of this earlier post picked by tundramonkey 1 year ago

A Sikh teenager has been sent back from her school for wearing a Kara (steel bracelet), one of the religious symbols which reminds a Sikh of his or her bondage to the Guru. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Some 200 students of Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun probably felt they were in a real live ghost story. They are convinced they saw ghosts flying around the school on Sunday -- in the classrooms, the dormitories and the assembly hall. picked by deepchill 8 months ago

A primary school has been accused of being alarmist for covering up the faces of pupils on its website – apparently to protect them from paedophiles. Bizarrely, the images have been altered with the type of smiley faces popular during the Acid House dance craze of the 1980s. The decision was taken at Cann Hall Primary School in Clacton, Essex. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

After a student complained in 2005 and a lawsuit was threatened, the school stated it was too late to reschedule the '05 ceremony but that they would find other venues in the future and would cover up any religious symbols if need be. Because of this the lawsuit was dropped. When 2006 graduation ceremony was again held in the church and a student complained, ACLU reopened their previous lawsuit. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

In all, 400 lbs of explosives were detonated Saturday. Areas on school grounds still have to be checked for munitions but officials said children at the school are safe, huh..? picked by cb__ 9 months ago

As punishment for stealing from a kid at school, mom made sure she had something to do during her 3-day suspension. picked by T420 1 year ago