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October 30, 2022

Washington DC school bus driver arrested for DWI after crashing bus with kids on board during field trip

An elementary school bus driver was arrested for DWI on Oct. 27, 2022, as he was transporting students home from a field trip in Fairfax County, Virginia.

October 18, 2022

Pennsylvania middle school teacher arrested for alleged sexual abuse of 13-year-old child

Michael J. Conner, Jr., a 38-year-old middle school teacher in Pennsylvania, was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old child.

October 13, 2022

Texas elementary student 'accidentally discharges' gun at school

A gun accidentally went off inside the John Carpenter Elementary School cafeteria in Oak Cliff in Dallas, Texas Thursday morning.

October 11, 2022

Uvalde school district superintendent announces retirement amid fallout over Robb Elementary mass shooting

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) superintendent Hal Harrell announced his retirement, saying his heart is broken over the May 24 shooting that killed 21 people.

October 6, 2022

Arizona elementary school photographer accused of sexually abusing minors: officials

A contracted photographer at Freedom Elementary School in Buckeye, Arizona was accused of sex crimes against minors, police say. He was at the Phoenix-area school for picture day.

October 4, 2022

Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters

Learning to write in cursive may no longer be popular in American schools, but education experts stress that the craft can be beneficial to students in more ways than one.

October 4, 2022

San Francisco Unified School District facilitates secret child sexual transitions, lets kids identify as 'it'

San Francisco Unified School District has specific instructions for teachers when it comes to teaching children about gender and sexual identity and it starts in elementary school.

September 21, 2022

Police warn parents about 'school photo' trend of oversharing on social media

Police say some parents will reveal everything about their children and share it on social media, including the child's name and identifying features and school information.

September 19, 2022

Over two-thirds of voters oppose public schools teaching sexual orientation, gender identity in grade school

New polling revealed more than two-thirds of registered voters oppose teaching gender identity and sexual orientation to elementary schoolers.

September 19, 2022

Book banning efforts are on a record-high trajectory for 2022: report

The American Library Association released preliminary 2022 data that suggests efforts to ban books in the U.S. could hit a record high compared to last year.