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May 4, 2016

Utah school official says teacher violated policy by using racially-charged word in class

A Utah school official said Wednesday that a white teacher violated district policy by using a racially-charged word in his junior high class.

May 3, 2016

Los Angeles school board agrees to relocate students plagued by methane gas leak

The Los Angeles Unified School District decided Thursday it will relocate about 1,900 students from schools near a gas leak that has sparked hundreds of illness complaints and evacuations.

May 3, 2016

School principal bans Santa, Thanksgiving and Pledge of Allegiance

Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival” has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations” substitute for Christmas parties.

May 3, 2016

When Your Kid Says, ‘I Have No Friends’

You know how special your child is. So you wonder, why can’t her peers see this?

May 3, 2016

Florida school threatened 9-year-old with sexual harrassment charges for love note, mom says

A 9-year-old Florida boy's "love note" landed him in the principal's office with the school threatening sexual harassment charges, his mother told local media Monday.

May 3, 2016

School bans drawings of religious figures after Muhammad assignment

A California school district has banned the drawing of religious figures after a parent complained about a class assignment in which students were directed to draw the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

May 3, 2016

When Recess is Micromanaged

In a move that strips children of independence, creativity, and free play in the schoolyard, two Minnesota public schools have hired “recess consultants” to teach kids something they already know how to do — play during recess.

April 25, 2016

'Schoolie McSchoolface' proposed as new name for Texas elementary school

From the same Internet that brought the public Boaty McBoatface comes… Schoolie McSchoolface?

April 22, 2016

Kentucky school official accused of cheating to get his GED

A chairman of a Kentucky school board is accused of cheating on a GED test that he chose to take to prove the diploma he bought online was authentic.

April 20, 2016

Newtown teacher carried loaded gun in school, court documents show

Court documents show a Newtown middle school teacher who was arrested on a weapon possession charge was carrying a loaded .45-caliber