'Please don't run me over,' penned teen cyclist before his death Posted: 8 months ago by muppet
A Beaverton student eerily predicted the deadly dangers cyclists potentially face as he penned a column for his school paper entitled “Please don’t run me over” just a year before being hit and killed by a Tri-Met bus.
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Police fault teen bicyclist for fatal crash with bus Posted: 6 months ago by muppet
Investigators have concluded that a deadly collision between a 15-year-old bicyclist and a bus in Beaverton last February was caused by the young cyclist.
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Teen Kills Himself at High School Assembly Posted: 7 months ago by MandolinOrange
A student recently charged in a robbery and suspended from school killed himself in front of about 150 classmates.
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Student with gun puts Tacoma high school in lockdown Posted: 6 months ago by muppet
Tahoma High School is in lockdown after a student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school Monday.
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Denver School Tries Reinvention as Reform Posted: 4 months ago by SkandarGraun
What to do when a school just spins out of control. One solution can be to close the school for a year and then start over with new staff, and only accepting freshmen in the first year. The kids also feel they are part of something special.
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Priority Should Be On High School, Not Preschool Posted: 2 years ago by GKar975
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 at age 16 will be enhanced.
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1 person dead in Washington state high school shooting. Posted: 2 years ago by tomphoolry
Update: Later reports said victim and shooter were both students.
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City of Portland may impose fee on grocery bags Posted: 3 months ago by muppet
City Commissioner Sam Adams is pushing a plan to impose a fee on grocery bags. Paper or plastic.
Adams, who hopes to have the fee in place before he takes over as mayor next year, said he has yet to decide how much to charge. But he's discussing that the City Council vote for a fee ranging anywhere from a nickel to 20 cents per bag.
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School mistakes huge burrito for weapon, goes into lockdown Posted: 1 year ago by deepchill
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.
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Woman left 'naughty' daughter at school Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Suit over socks costs school $95,000 Posted: 10 months ago by muppet
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.
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Santa Fe High student dies in freak accident while walking down street Posted: 5 months ago by dollyllama
A school day ended in tragedy in Santa Fe Friday when a student was killed in a freak accident while walking down the street.
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Will Smith-Funded School Raises Flags Over Scientology Ties Posted: 3 months ago by goppss
A new private school founded by popular actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith has set off a Hollywood media frenzy over its alleged ties to the controversial “Church” of Scientology.
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Hostage in High School Posted: 2 years ago by ybne1else
Not too far from the site of the infamous Columbine school shooting, 6 students in a Colorado high school were held hostage at gunpoint. Motive still unclear as gunman committed suicide. As if kids need another reason to skip school.
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Cyclist OK after truck runs over his head Posted: 1 year ago by thephrog
MADISON, Wis. - A delivery truck ran over a cyclist's head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet. Ryan Lipscomb, 26, was shaken up, especially after he saw the condition of his helmet.
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Teen arrested in drug sting set up by principal Posted: 6 months ago by lostsoul135
A high school senior who was charged in a drug sting set up by a rival school’s principal is suing district officials over his lengthy suspension.
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High School Principal's try to stop "FREAKING" and "Grinding" at dances Posted: 2 years ago by bobiton65
Principals try to describe exactly what Grinding is, after a letter went home to parents about stopping grinding, only 3 tickets were sold for the dance.
This is a funny article.
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School Suspends Girl Over Vodka-filled Candy Posted: 10 months ago by mandolinorange
A school district suspended a 12-year-old for having a piece of chocolate candy filled with a half-ounce of booze.
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First A4 colour e-paper unfurled Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
South Korea's LG Philips LCD has developed the world's first A4-sized colour electronic-paper - a paper-thin and bendable viewing panel.
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Shutting Down Fake ‘Prep Schools’ Posted: 2 years ago by Mandirio
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.
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Breathalyzer Tests Mandatory At NJ High School Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
A NJ high school, Pequannock High, now mandates getting checked for alcohol at dances and other social events
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