A Santa Monica-Malibu teacher is facing criticism after a video of him and a student fighting at Santa Monica High School in California went viral. The teacher, who is also a wrestling coach, was placed on administrative leave following the incident. Disturbed parents are calling for him to resign, but students took to social media […]
Our new life goal? Be this kid when we grow up. Kwasi Enin, 17, isn’t sweating when it comes to college acceptance letters. The Long Island teenager has accomplished what very few have — getting accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. Talk about a little positivity! Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and the University […]
Today in “Stories In American Education,” we have a study that proves racial disparities start in preschool, public school students of color get more punishment, and a student was wrongly expelled for saving a student’s life. Preschool Punishment: New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that one percent of one million students in […]
MTV is stirring up controversy with their latest high school dramedy series, Faking It. The show centers around Amy and Karma, two unpopular girls who are “outed” as a couple by a gay classmate. The problem? Neither Amy nor Karma are actually lesbians. After the news of their relationship hits the schoolyard, the former nobodies are […]
Today in “Stories From Florida,” we have a married father who decided to solicit prostitutes with his toddler in the car and a student who tried to poison his teacher with hand sanitizer. Sex Couldn’t Wait: A Daytona Beach man was arrested after he tried to pick up a prostitute, who was really an undercover […]
An 18-year-old student who left her parents house because “she didn’t want to obey their rules” is trying to turn the tables on mom and dad. Unfortunately for her, she just lost her first battle in court against her parents. A New Jersey judge denied Rachel Canning’s request for immediate financial assistance from the parents. Canning […]
So this happened. A 72-year-old substitute teacher in the suburbs of Connecticut was arrested after he was busted for allegedly masturbating in the middle of a high school hallway. Wednesday’s incident left Michael Luecke with three charges — public indecency, breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor — and without a job at Westhill High […]
Move over Christopher Columbus, a new American history is about to be taught in schools. According to the New York Times, students could soon be studying filmmaker Steve McQueen’s horrifying yet authentic depiction of slavery, 12 Years a Slave, in high schools nationwide. Starting in September, the film, the book and a study guide will […]
Kanye West must have been in the mood for a little guys time yesterday because he randomly showed up to a Brentwood basketball game in California and Kim K. was nowhere to be found. As Yeezus lit Twitter ablaze by taking a seat and watching the boys play, lots of pictures were shared by fans […]
A high school student in Duluth, Georgia is facing some harsh punishment after hugging a teacher at Duluth High School. Sam McNair, a 17-year-old senior, has been suspended for one year and will not graduate on time after a school hearing officer determined he violated the Gwinnett County Public Schools’ rules on sexual harassment by hugging […]
One high school in Calabasas, California is proving that they’re on the right side of history. For the first time ever at Calabasas High School, a same-sex couple has earned the coveted crown of Homecoming Queen…and Queen. The prize went to Lily Cohen and her partner Greta Melendez after they were nominated by their classmates […]
The “nice, quiet” kid who was arrested yesterday after authorities found a Massachusetts teacher dead in the woods is pleading not guilty to her murder. A judge ordered Philip Chism, 14, to be held without bail on a murder charge at an arraignment hearing. He will be tried as an adult. Now, authorities in Danvers, […]
