Bellevue Public Schools has presented a revised proposal that would only close two schools in response to criticism from parents on plans to close other elementary schools as a cost-saving measure. Three elementary schools, Eastgate, Wilburton, and Ardmore, would have been closed as part of the district’s initial plan. Instead, the district’s plan would enlarge … Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, spoke out against ChatGPT in schools during a Thursday night CNN town hall. Virginia is one of many nationwide districts that have banned ChatGPT, the new AI technology that alarmed educators due to worries about student cheating and learning. During the “The War Over Education” event, CNN’s Jake Tapper questioned … Read more
LA BATON ROUGE – Officials at EBR Readiness, an alternative district school, are coming to terms with yesterday’s campus pandemonium. Officials are still looking into how the 200-person brawl spiraled out of control. One teacher requesting anonymity stated that she is taking a break due to stressful and risky circumstances. “We told human resources that … Read more
Wednesday, the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Dade Phelan, said he supported several bills to make schools safer. One of these bills would require districts to plan how to handle an active shooter. The bill, which also increases funding for mental health services, has become one of the most well-known ways for lawmakers … Read more
On Wednesday morning at a school in Louisiana, a big fight sent one officer to the hospital, leading to several arrests. Officials in Baton Rouge said that 10 people were arrested at East Baton Rouge Readiness Alternative School after fights broke out between students and parents all over the school grounds. The East Baton Rouge … Read more
School and police officials in Massachusetts say that a middle school teacher is on paid administrative leave because they were accused of grabbing a student. On Wednesday, a message was sent to families in the Pentucket Regional School District, which includes the towns of Groveland, Merrimac, and West Newbury. The news was about what happened … Read more
Three people who work for the Philadelphia School District and a neighbor were almost hit by bullets Wednesday afternoon. They are lucky to be alive. It happened just before 4 p.m. in West Philadelphia at the Heston School on 54th Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Near the school building, a 21-year-old man was shot in the … Read more
A PARENT has criticized a school in Wimborne for making drop-off times “constricted.” Amber Leonard, whose youngest child goes to Hayeswood First School, has said that the new drop-off system for parents and students is “going to cause an accident” if it is not changed. In January, the school changed how students were dropped off. … Read more
According to ABC News, a judge in the Michigan Circuit Court dismissed all lawsuits filed against the Oxford Community School District in connection with a 2021 school shooting at Oxford High because the district and its employees have governmental immunity and cannot be sued because the shooter is the most direct cause of the attack. … Read more
On March 3, 2023, James Joseph Carney, 86, of Gillette, New Jersey—also known as Jim, Jimmy, Gipper, Dad, Grandpa, and Pop Pop—lost his courageous three-year struggle with cancer in the comfort of his own home. James is survived by Margherita (Rita) Calello Carney, his beloved wife of 64 years whom he met in Newark, NJ. … Read more