A North Carolina principal was reportedly found dead following allegations that he raped a 12-year-old student. According to WRAL, hunters found the body of Richard Omar Knight, 35, hanging from a tree in a wooded area of Orange County on Friday. Earlier that morning, at around 12:30 a.m., one of the hunters’ cameras reportedly captured Knight …
Authorities in Florida say an elementary school principal stole hundreds of dollars from a mentally disabled boy whose parents’ money had been locked away in the suspect’s office. According to the New York Post, 50-year-old Edward John Abernathy was arrested this week on suspicion of grand theft. Police say teachers at Connerton Elementary School in …
A disturbing video making the rounds reportedly shows a student at a Maryland high school strike a female teacher in her face in front of the class. The Baltimore Sun reported that the incident occurred at Frederick Douglass High School. The video was posted to Instagram on Wednesday, where it’s garnered more than 70,000 views …
A California man was arrested Monday evening for allegedly trying to steal a bus full of elementary school children heading home from a field trip. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, 41 students from Reagan Elementary School were returning from a science camp in Oakhurst and stopped at a gas station in Fresno for a bathroom break. …
Radiation treatments caused nerve damage to 11-year-old Bethany Thompson’s face—something her parents said led to relentless bullying
Two girls at a Kentucky high school were suspended after they allegedly came dressed as Columbine school shooters Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris for Halloween. WLEX reported that the incident involved two teen girls who attend school in Adair County. The three-day suspension came after two disturbing images were reportedly posted to Instagram: One which showed …
A 15-year-old Ohio boy has been arrested following allegations that he raped a 6-year-old girl on a school bus earlier this month. Per The Bellefontaine Examiner, the victim’s mother told police on October 24 that the assault occurred on the school bus while the kids were on their way home from school. WCMH reported that the …
Monday’s shooting at a North Carolina high school that left a 16-year-old dead and another in custody stemmed from ongoing bullying, officials said. Police have identified ninth-grader Jatwan Craig Cuffie as the shooter who opened fire in the hallway of Butler High School, killing Bobby McKeithen. He’s been charged as an adult with first-degree murder for the …
Students at the school were sent back to class for the day after the fatal shooting
Police in Texas say they have arrested a man on suspicion of threatening an individual near a middle school last week. According to The Dallas Morning News, the arrest of 31-year-old Phillip Ibarra came just hours after he was reported walking toward Richland Middle School on Thursday afternoon with a rifle. The earlier incident resulted …
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty this week to charges related to an incident at one of the schools in the district over which he was superintendent at the time. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 42-year-old Thomas Tramaglini was arrested after staff at Holmdel High School had been finding what appeared to be human feces on …
A New Jersey mother who reportedly turned racist, hate-filled private Facebook messages over to police is being lauded for thwarting a possible school shooting in Kentucky. Koberle Bull, a widow and mother of three from Lumberton, told WKYT that she woke up Wednesday to a disturbing message from a man whose profile picture showed him …
