A West Virginia high school assistant principal was recently suspended for four days after allegedly harassing a transgender student in a bathroom last month. Michael Critchfield, 15, told the Huffington Post that he was planning to leave for a band trip on November 27 when he went to the boy’s bathroom. It was there where …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A janitor was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison for molesting 10 girls at a California middle school he previously worked at. Per The Los Angeles Times, ex-janitor Michael Anthony Barry, 60, pleaded no contest last month to five felony counts of a lewd act upon a child, five misdemeanor counts of child molesting, …
An Alabama school district claimed no reports of bullying were made at the elementary school attended by a girl who hanged herself earlier this month. Alex Braswell, a lawyer representing Demopolis City Schools told the Tuscaloosa News that the school system conducted an internal investigation into the bullying allegations made by McKenzie Adams’ family and did not find that …
A private California school where staff reportedly restrained a 13-year-old autistic boy who stopped breathing and died late last month violated state restraint rules, education officials have determined. Per The Sacramento Bee, California Department of Education said Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills broke state rules when they restrained Max Benson in a face-down position for …
A 16-year-old Indiana boy remains in custody a day after his classmate—a 17-year-old pregnant ex-cheerleader—was reportedly found dead in a dumpster Sunday morning. The South Bend Tribune reported that Aaron Trejo is facing possible murder charges for the death of Breana Rouhselang, who was a student manager of the Mishawaka High School football team and a former …
Prosecutors and school officials are investigating after staff at a private school in California reportedly restrained a 13-year-old boy with autism who ultimately stopped breathing and died. A source told The Sacramento Bee that Guiding Hands School is being investigated for a ‘prone restraint’ staff used on the unidentified teen for about an hour. The newspaper …
A student was apparently denied a hot lunch after cafeteria workers at an Alabama high school tossed his lunch in the trash when he didn’t have the money to pay. CBS5 reports that according to a trending social media post, it was the student’s first day back to school, at a new school for him, …
Four high school football players in Maryland are facing rape charges after they “viciously” attacked younger boys at with a broom inside a freshman locker room, according to authorities. ABC13 reports that the suspects, all 15 years old, will be tried as adults. All four are charged with felony first-degree rape, conspiracy to commit rape, and …
Authorities in Oklahoma say a teacher leaped to action when a vicious pit bull entered an elementary school earlier this month. According to the Miami Herald, authorities arrived at Fillmore Elementary School in Oklahoma City on November 17 in response to reports of a dog attack at the location. Upon arrival, officers determined that the …
