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May 21, 2016

13-year-old Alabama girl dies in tug-of-war game at school event

The grief-stricken mom of a 13-year-old girl who died suddenly during a game of tug-of-war at her Alabama school said Saturday that her daughter was full of life and “never met a stranger.”

May 19, 2016

Texas girl's neck burn from school outing ignites dispute

A Texas school has come under fire after a black 12-year-old girl came home from an overnight school campout with a rope burn around her neck.

May 12, 2016

Suspect in Sandy Hook massacre charity scam pleads guilty

A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the charity he created to benefit the people of Newtown following the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

May 12, 2016

Teacher accused of pinning 7-year-old to floor ordered to stand trial

A Pittsburgh teacher has been ordered to stand trial on charges she pinned a 7-year-old kindergartner to the floor with a chair after intervening in a student squabble.

May 10, 2016

Guard shoots himself in the leg while waiting for job interview

Authorities are investigating after a part-time jail guard accidentally shot himself in the leg as he waited to interview for a janitorial job at a Florida Panhandle elementary school.

May 6, 2016

Louisiana school includes headshot of service dog next to student in yearbook

Among all the headshots of smiling students in a Louisiana middle school’s new yearbook, one photo clearly sticks out.

May 6, 2016

School's father-daughter dance canceled after some complaints it wasn’t inclusive

The annual father-daughter dance at a South Carolina public elementary school was canceled this year after a few parents complained it wasn’t inclusive.

May 5, 2016

Tenn. girl, 9, disappears after uncle signs her out of school

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old girl who was picked up from school by an uncle and hasn't been seen since.

May 5, 2016

Misspellings and all, Texas 2nd grader's note gets her home early

A 7-year-old girl in Texas managed to get out of an after-school program Monday after she tricked her school’s staff to believe a fake excuse note some say is clearly written by a child.

May 5, 2016

NY teacher accused of tossing 2nd-grade boy over counter

A central New York teacher has been accused of dragging a disruptive second-grader to the principal's office and throwing the boy over a counter.