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Spread the Word to End the Word
Today, March 3, 2010, starts the Special Olympics with the motto to "End the R-Word Day." The goal of this year's event is to put an end to everyday use of "retard" or "retarded." It is considered ...
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Student challenges paddling at school
William Cody Childress is a student at Independence High School in Mississippi. While in class in September, 2009, the 16-year-old looked at a picture on a camera brought to school by another student. For this ...
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Valentine story in student newspaper censured
The Orange and Black student newspaper intends "to be an entertaining and thought-provoking student-run newsletter dedicated to give the students a voice and allowing them to express themselves" (from the paper's mission statement)....
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School district accused of spying on students at home!
All students at Harriton High School in Pennsylvania are provided laptops to take home to use with their school work. The computers had microphones and webcams that allegedly could be activated by school personnel without ...
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Middle school “fight club” broken up
Two 7th grade boys in Massachusetts are under investigation regarding their involvement in a "fight club" at school. There have been several bullying incidents in recent weeks at North Attleborough Middle School....
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McDonald’s has a McFit over teen’s charity
For three years, 19 year old Lauren McCluskey has organized charity concerts for her Chicago chapter of Special Olympics. Her co-chair of the first "McFest", as it's been called, also had a last name beginning ...
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No Indiana Colts shirt to school!
Maurepas High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, relaxed its school uniform policy for one day in celebration of the 2010 Super Bowl. The administration encouraged students to wear the New Orleans Saints colors on what ...
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Cyberbullies take another life!
In the summer of 2009, Phoebe Prince and her family left Ireland for Massachusetts where she "could experience America." She started her freshman year in September at South Hadley High School. [caption id="attachment_4210" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Phoebe ...
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Basketball player paddled by coaches
Martin Nolan went to Hamiliton High School in Memphis, Tennessee. While there between 2001 to 2004, he was paddled by two coaches on numerous occasions. Tennessee law permits corporal punishment by teachers "for good cause ...
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A $16,000,000 traffic ticket!!
You read that right - $16 million. In an effort to control "traffic thugs", as Swiss judges called one violater, fines for speeding are based on personal income. [caption id="attachment_4098" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Paul Pablo Pawel (Flickr)"]...
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Should the classroom be closed to social networking web sites?
"Teachers and principals should meet kids where they live: online".* There is an ongoing debate about the presence and use of social networking sites on campus. Some argue for its incorporation into classroom study ...
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Priest sanctions shoplifting by those in need
In December, 2009, Reverend Tim Jones of England told his congregation that sometimes shoplifting is okay. As long as you don't take more than you need and you do it at large chain stores rather ...
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Adult needs permission to date?
Jordan Christensen, age 19, of Appleton, Wisconsin lived with his foster parents. In May, 2009, he stole their car and a gun and with his sixteen year old girlfriend, fled to Tennessee reportedly to get married. Once caught, ...
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Death penalty for gays in Uganda!
Yes, you read that right. A bill is pending before the Ugandan legislature that would impose the death penalty on certain gay Ugandans. Active homosexuals that have HIV, those involved in same-sex rape, and serial offenders ...
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Professor recommends dropping “nerd” and “geek”
Psychology professor David Anderegg of Bennington College would like to see the use of these words eliminated from our language. He believes they are as damaging to an individual as a racial epithet. [caption id="attachment_3966" align="alignleft" width="100" ...
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