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A school is defending the suspension of a 12-year-old Black student who allegedly "intimidated" a White student during a staring contest.

A four-year-old was subjected to embarrassment when a teacher allegedly told his mother the student was “evil” and “sinister” for being left-handed. Alisha Sands said her son Zayde just started pre-school at Oakes Elementary in Okemah, OK when the incident occurred. Sands noticed her son was writing with his right hand, even though he is left-handed. […]

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An Orange County teacher has filed a lawsuit against her former school claiming she was discriminated against for dating a Black man.

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A Florida kindergarten teacher accused of placing duct tape over students’ eyes as a form of punishment was suspended without pay by the Hillsborough County…

A school teacher quickly became a hero during the deadly shooting that took place at a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana this past Thursday. The teacher reportedly jumped in front of her co-worker to protect her and was then able to pull the fire alarm, even after being shot in the leg. According to E! Online, […]

For years, the Rev. Shaun O. Harrison Sr. worked as the dean of students at Boston’s English High School. Harrison, known for short as “the Rev,” worked to end gang violence. He also played another role … as a drug dealer, according to police. Harrison was arrested Tuesday on charges of shooting a 17-year-old student […]

A Nederland High School teacher resigned after he read a very explicit poem to a class of 14 and 15-year-olds. Metro reports: Detailing the sex lives of Adam and Eve, the poem was deemed too vulgar and he was suspended from Nederland High School. But now the teacher has quit his job over the row. His resignation […]

A 15-year-old special needs freshman at Streamwood High School in Illinois was not only picked on by other students, he was also bullied by the substitute teacher in his math class. Stephen Davis, who reportedly weighs 330 lbs, got the whole ordeal on tape, catching the moment “a cartoon-like sketch with buck teeth, hairy ears, bloodshot […]

A New Jersey high school student was arrested and charged with assault for attacking a teacher who confiscated the student’s phone during class. The attack, which was caught on video and posted to YouTube, shows the student wrestling with the 62-year-old teacher and thrusting him onto the floor. Allegedly, the ninth grader at John F. Kennedy High […]

Legendary gospel songwriter and performer Andrae Crouch died Thursday afternoon at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, his publicist Brian Mayes confirmed. Crouch was admitted to the hospital Saturday after suffering a heart attack. The seven-time Grammy award winner is known for penning gospel favorites like “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power,” ”My Tribute […]

An assistant principal at a Norfolk, Va. high school is under some major criticism after she retweeted a joke about interracial dating that students are describing as racist. In response, the students at Booker T. Washington High School walked out of class Monday in an act of protest. Amy Strickland’s tweet, retweeted from the account […]

A disturbing civil lawsuit is raising eyebrows after the Los Angeles Unified School District successfully argued that a 14-year-old girl “knew what she was doing,” and was mature enough to consent to having sex with her 28-year-old teacher, Elkis Hermida. In fact, Keith Wyatt, the school district’s attorney, blamed the child for her involvement, suggesting she take […]