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Huntah, a not-quite-two-year-old black lab, sniffs around a first-grade classroom while the kids work at their various math stations. Although the risk of transmission of the virus on surfaces is low, it's not zero.
Third-grader Xavier leaves his regular classroom twice a week to meet with Dave Wilkie. Wilkie's a 78-year-old retired machinist and Vietnam vet with some free time on his hands.
Smudging, which involves the burning of sage or other herbs, is a purification ritual done prior to ceremonies or traditional dances.
Safety agents, who are unarmed, are seizing brass knuckles, stun guns, knives and metal pipes from students. Some 24 guns have been confiscated this school year.
Shortly after breakfast was served, children began complaining that the milk tasted bad and was burning their mouths and throats.
Report concludes that some of the violations had a negative effect on special education students, who may have lost thousands of hours of instruction because of a lack of oversight.
When the Blue Springs Police Department notified the FBI of a possible threat, the agency confirmed that the individual in question in regard to the threat was missing.
In the 1980s, police officers were “almost nonexistent” in the Klein Independent School District north of Houston, according to David Kimberly, chief of the district’s police department.
Judges rule that dress code at Charter Day School violated female students’ equal protection rights, siding with parents who argued their daughters were put at a disadvantage by the requirement.
When John Coats goes to work at Emlen Elementary School in Philadelphia, the best way to teach math is not the only thing on his mind. He also has to worry about keeping his students cool.
For racially diverse schools such as Bethel Park Elementary in Indianapolis, legislative battles threaten to interrupt years of work to better serve marginalized students.
The strong rebuke from Ohio's largest school district showcases the deep disagreement over how the state should act to curb gun violence in schools and elsewhere.
The leaders of the Harrold Independent School District hope that if violence comes to their tiny town on the Texas/Oklahoma border, they'll be ready.
Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Darryl Williams is defending his record after five members of the County Council said there is “no accountability” for the school system’s performance and the situation has “reached a crisis point.”
Osceola County Schools is averaging nearly 150 absences a week. By hiring educataors from South America, officials hope to close the cultural gap as well as teacher gap.
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