DA Staff

Cyber Security Awareness Month: School districts, colleges are huge targets for ransomware attacks

From Aug. 14 to Sept. 12, schools and colleges were the targets of over 5.8 million malware attacks, equal to 63% of all that was reported.

Florida middle school teacher accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old former student

According to a Miami Herald report, she had sex with a 14-year-old boy on multiple occasions.

Former education secretary Bill Bennett launches program to counter ‘politicized’ content in schools

The series of interactive stories will combine literacy and historical education in an attempt to counter content like the "1619 Project."

Students protest hiring of nondeaf leader for deaf school

Both of Georgia’s schools for the deaf and hard of hearing are now headed by people who can hear.

Alabama isn’t reporting school COVID outbreaks, contact tracing. Here’s why.

While the state is publishing a weekly dashboard of reported cases, schools and public health officials are not investigating all cases—making it impossible for the public to identify outbreaks and raising concerns among parents.

18,000 shots given to N.Y.C. school employees ahead of vaccine deadline

School employees who did not show proof that they had gotten at least one vaccine dose were placed on unpaid leave late Friday. Those who proved they got a shot over the weekend were allowed to report to school Monday and added back to the payroll.

As students with long-haul COVID return to school, many districts don’t fully know how to help

Families and educators are maneuvering the uncharted territory of trying to support children with long-haul COVID.

Education culture war finds a new target: Pride flags in classrooms

Pride flags, which were created to promote unity, are being called political and divisive in some schools across the country. A recent example: An Oregon school board on Tuesday banned educators from displaying the flags.

Orlando student makes history as school’s first out transgender homecoming queen

Like many high school girls, Evan Bialosuknia dreamed of winning queen. But Evan's win would be historic—as the first transgender queen elected.

No one except robbers likes wearing a mask but schools can mandate them, judge says

The Constitution does not guarantee students a right to attend school without wearing a mask, and being required to do so neither inflicts irreparable harm nor in any way violates students' right to freely associate and assemble with others,' federal judge in Pennsylvania says.

School boards are asking for federal help as they face threats and violence

Confrontations over masks, vaccines and how race is taught in schools have many school board members across the U.S. worried for their safety.

Masks are optional again in this NC school district. Students have sued to change that

A North Carolina judge will rule Thursday on whether to temporarily block the return of a mask-optional plan for Lincoln County schools.

Why is Covid-19 quarantine shorter for K-12 students?

According to MDHHS, after being exposed to the virus, unvaccinated K-12 students need to quarantine for seven days if they have no symptoms and test negative on day six.

Schools aren’t required to report increasing cyber attacks: kids at risk, parents in the dark

Cybercriminals are targeting schools, putting kids at risk of identity theft—and their parents may never know.

Priest resigns as high school chaplain after sex allegation

 A priest has resigned as chaplain of a Catholic high school in northeastern Indiana after he was accused of sexually abusing a minor, the local diocese says.