Wildlife officials in India plan to build a special school to improve the behaviour of delinquent monkeys. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The Arlington Independent School District, which passed on airing President Barack Obama's live classroom address, has announced that some students will be bussed off campus to hear a message from former President George W. Bush on Sept. 21. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Susie Shepherd, the principal, said a parent advisory council came up with the idea, and she endorsed it. She said the council was looking for a new way to raise money. "Last year they did chocolates, and it didn't generate anything," Shepherd said. How about Casino Night? Or Bordello Weekend? Or open a medical marijuana clinic in the school. I think the group needs to be more imag... read full post picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

Two Swedish boys, testing the flammability of newly purchased hand sanitizer gel, accidentally burned their school down.

Oops. (Insert Sven and Ollie joke here.) picked by meggysue 2 months ago

An English elementary school has started to teach its pupils how to blow their noses, and the response from parents has been a bit overwhelming and unexpected. picked by AutumnLotus 11 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 1 year 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__ 2 years 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 2 years ago

A school district suspended a 12-year-old for having a piece of chocolate candy filled with a half-ounce of booze. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

You know you're in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant sets five marijuana plants down in the middle of a lab and no one blinks a bloodshot eye.

Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a new trade school where "higher education" takes on a whole new meaning. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Without reading the text of the speech and despite that Bush Sr, Reagan, and others have spoken to school children, there are some who believe that a few minutes of listening to the President of The United States will turn our children into zombies. Now they are pulling out any straw they can find such as it is illegal for him to do this. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

School district officials are still trying to identify who charged $250 worth of pay-per-view pornographic movies to a school cable television account. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

When the economy heads south, the job market dries up and layoffs mount, and many people turn to higher education—whether it be graduate school, continuing education, or college—as a refuge. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Officials in a Northern California school district might not think Tiggers are such wonderful things after agreeing to pay $95,000 in lawyers' fees to five families who sued the school over its dress code. picked by muppet 2 years ago

"My basic idea is to try to professionalize the industry and have it taken seriously as a real industry, just like beer and distilling hard alcohol," said Richard Lee, founder of the school. Well God bless him. The two-day weekend course is sold out through May. Big surprise there. picked by moe 2 years ago

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has taken much-needed action against fraudulent “prep schools” that inflate transcripts for high school athletes before passing them on to big-time college sports programs. picked by Mandirio 3 years ago