DA Staff

Thousands of D.C. students still behind on vaccinations as deadline looms

Students risk being barred from school as roughly 23,500 students across the District are still behind on their routine vaccinations,

Pennsylvania school district created culture of anti-LGBTQ discrimination, complaint alleges

The complaint is the culmination of recently heightened concerns about the safety and well-being of LGBTQ students in the district’s 23 schools.

LA parents sound off after cyberattack leaves students vulnerable

Parents were not only concerned about immediate solutions, but also LAUSD’s willingness to protect families long term.

NYC brings violence interrupters and other mentors to 138 schools

Nearly 140 New York City public schools will partner with a wide range of community groups that provide mentorship, counseling, and violence interruption programs.

Virginia Department of Education refuses to release emails on transgender policy

The Virginia Department of Education refused to release more than 300 pages of documents and emails related to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed policies regarding transgender students.

10-year-old-student accused of making gun threats at Covington area school

The student was issued a misdemeanor summons for menacing and authorities determined she did not have access to any firearms.

Police: Fired Olathe teacher had sex with 17-year-old student multiple times at school

Last month, Steven Mesa, 47, was arrested and charged in Johnson County District Court with three counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student

More than a week after Hurricane Ian, Florida residents frustrated with state and federal response

Mary Fernandes came to the Disaster Recovery Center in hopes of getting a motel room so they do not have to live in their car.

Senators call for stronger rules on off-the-books suspension

Two Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly excluding kids from class because of behaviors related to a disability.

Alabama charter school misspent $311,000 on plane tickets, gift cards and massages, state audit finds

Many of the audit’s findings were related to the school’s lack of proper record-keeping; others were related to the school’s governance and compliance with the school’s charter contract.

Ransomware pummeling cash-strapped US schools

In what has become a routine, if depressing, ritual, the Los Angeles Unified School District has been trying to fend off a ransomware hack conducted by a group called Vice Society.

Gideon’s Army founder/CEO banned from North Nashville school after an alleged profanity-laced tirade

In an email to the school, Rasheedat Fetuga denied any wrongdoing, but a surveillance camera captured some of the incident on video.

The data behind the drops in test scores during COVID

A closer look shows which students struggled the most amid setbacks in reading and math among the nation’s 9-year-olds.

‘We are going to have encounters’: Coyote found inside California middle school bathroom

Animal Services got a call about the animal shortly before 9 a.m. when a staff member spotted the coyote and saw it make its way into the open bathroom.

Iowa woman wears drag to school board meeting to protest end-of-year performance

An Iowa activist showed up to a school board meeting demanding answers about the outcome of an investigation of an after-school drag performance in May.