School Crimes

Ex-boyfriend’s stalking, violent harassment allegedly led to teen girls’s suicide attempt, after school ignored TEN reports: ‘They need to know my 13 reasons why’

 Ex-boyfriend’s stalking, violent harassment allegedly led to teen girls’s suicide attempt, after school ignored TEN reports: ‘They need to know my 13 reasons why’
Bullies

A teen girl in Michigan was so distraught by ongoing sexual harassment and stalking from an ex-boyfriend that she tried to take her own life, a lawsuit alleges. The Detroit Free Press obtained court documents accusing a Michigan school district of ignoring complaints about the alleged stalking and harassment of a now-17-year-old student who was …

Teacher who called students MONKEYS in Facebook post placed on leave
School Crimes
January 6, 2019

Teacher who called students MONKEYS in Facebook post placed on leave

An Arkansas teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after she referred to her students as “monkeys” on Facebook, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports. The Little Rock teacher, whose identity has not been released, wrote on Facebook earlier this week that the “monkeys to my zoo came back today,” an apparent reference to classes …

Over 100 students at Parkland high school casually roamed hallways, unaware of threat, as Nikolas Cruz was fatally gunning down classmates just below: Report
Murder
January 2, 2019

Over 100 students at Parkland high school casually roamed hallways, unaware of threat, as Nikolas Cruz was fatally gunning down classmates just below: Report

A new report in response to a deadly mass shooting in Florida last year has provided additional detail about the afternoon of February 14, when Nikolas Cruz walked into a building on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and shot 32 people, 17 fatally, before blending in with evacuating students and leaving the …

Backlash continues against referee who told wrestler to cut locs or forfeit
Discrimination
December 27, 2018

Backlash continues against referee who told wrestler to cut locs or forfeit

One New Jersey school district said their wrestling team will be boycotting sporting events officiated by a referee who reportedly made a black wrestler cut his locs or forfeit his match. According to CBS News, the Buena Regional school board made their announcement a week after one of their students, Andrew Johnson, 16, was forced to …

‘I’m gonna shoot you!’ Elementary school custodian pulls gun on group of kids, cops say
School Crimes
December 23, 2018

‘I’m gonna shoot you!’ Elementary school custodian pulls gun on group of kids, cops say

Authorities in New Mexico say a custodian at the Barcelona Elementary School in Albuquerque is facing criminal charges after allegedly chasing a group of kids around campus at gunpoint. According to KRQE, Ray Lopez was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of counts including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon …

College student tries to poison black roommate, leaves racist graffiti on campus: Cops
School Crimes
December 21, 2018

College student tries to poison black roommate, leaves racist graffiti on campus: Cops

Authorities in Pennsylvania say a 22-year-old is facing criminal charges related to the attempted poisoning of his college roommate following earlier accusations that he was behind racist graffiti left on walls at Lehigh University. According to the Morning Call, suspect Yukai Yang is identified as a former chemistry major at the school who targeted his …

Mom outraged after 14-year-old led out of school in handcuffs for too many absences
School Crimes
December 16, 2018

Mom outraged after 14-year-old led out of school in handcuffs for too many absences

A mother in Oklahoma is speaking out against a school policy she believes treats truancy too harshly. As TownHall reported, the woman is upset after learning that her 14-year-old son was handcuffed by authorities after he missed too many days at Alice Robertson Junior High School in Tulsa. The Muskogee Public School district, however, says …

Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school on attack anniversary
School Crimes
December 14, 2018

Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school on attack anniversary

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a day of memorial services and moments of silence to mark the sixth anniversary of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators. Teachers and students at the school were sent home for the day after the …