Virginia Sheriff Reports Arrest of Kindergarten Teacher For Assaulting Student Twice At School

Virginia Sheriff Reports Arrest of Kindergarten Teacher For Assaulting Student Twice At School

VA YORK COUNTY — According to representatives with the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, 53-year-old Stacy Ames, a teacher at Yorktown Elementary School, was detained on Friday night following complaints that she had physically hurt a kid. The school’s website states that Ames teaches kindergarten. Sheriff Ron Montgomery reported that a school resource officer was told to … Read more

Arrests Made By Frederick County Sheriff’s Office In Two Separate School-Related Investigations

Arrests Made By Frederick County Sheriff's Office In Two Separate School-Related Investigations

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has opened separate investigations into allegations that two Frederick County Public School system workers had inappropriate contact with two of the school’s children. Both incidents featured students from different schools; one included a student from Frederick County Middle School, and the other involved a student from Sherando High School. On … Read more

Report Finds Asian American High School Pupils More Likely To Feel Isolated And Invisible

Report Uncovers Higher Likelihood of Alienation And Invisibility Among Asian American High School Students

Asian American high school students in Boston are more likely than other students to feel disregarded and ostracized, according to a recent study on their experiences. Researchers evaluated survey findings from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools with at least 10% Asian American students. They discovered that while most Asian American students did well … Read more

Court Rules Michigan School Shooter’s Parents To Face Manslaughter Trial

Court Rules Michigan School Shooter's Parents To Face Manslaughter Trial

DETROIT — In a ground-breaking case of parental criminal culpability for a child’s actions, the state appeals court declared Thursday that the parents of a teenager who killed four pupils at a Michigan high school could be tried for involuntary manslaughter. According to the appeals court, the murders would not have occurred if Ethan Crumbley’s … Read more

Communities And Schools Express Their Sorrow Following The Fatal Mass Shooting In Sumter

‘It guts you’: Community, schools grieve after deadly Sumter mass shooting

The island of color in the midst of the yard contrasts sharply with the heavy hearts burdening Sumter all week. On Thursday afternoon, many bright floral arrangements, plush animals, including an orange Tow Mater from “Cars,” and other mementos of remembrance heaped up in front of the house on Whitetail Circle. The display was a … Read more