“Scumbag Teachers” merits suspension
Three seniors at George Washington High School in San Francisco were given three-day suspensions for what they wrote on a
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My Body Belongs to Me
“My body Belongs to Me” by Jill Starishevsky (Safety Star Media, 2007) Have you heard the saying that “Brevity is the soul
May 1, 2012 is Law Day
Tomorrow, May 1, 2012, we celebrate what’s called Law Day. It is not an official holiday so don’t skip school or
Banned from Prom for offensive dress & no date
Texanna Edwards is a senior at Gibson County High School in Tennessee. In April, 2012, she showed up at her
Fifth-grader’s drawing ends up in federal court
B. C. was 10 years-old and in the fifth grade at Berea Elementary School in New York. His science teacher
Do you have a digital estate?
If you were involved in a traffic accident or became ill and died, what happens to your stuff? If you
Don’t fall for the cinnamon challenge
Another video gone viral involves a trend that is raising eyebrows in health circles. Swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon has become
Rap song against coaches gets student suspended (decision reversed in 2014)
Taylor Bell was a senior at Itawamba Agricultural School in Mississippi. Unhappy with two of his coaches, he wrote and
Texas high school looks to football players to end bullying
Carri Elliott is a counselor at Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas. When she heard about a 15 year-old student
U.S. school shootings over past twenty years
The recent incident at Chardon High School in Ohio is just one of many middle and high school shootings in our recent history. Most