ELKHART, Ind.—A northern Indiana teacher accused of grabbing a student and slapping him across the face has been charged with battery causing moderate injury. A judge on Friday found there was probable cause for the charge against former Jimtown High School teacher Michael Hosinski, 61, of Osceola. The offense is a felony that could carry…
Ambitious Student Becomes a Landlord After Buying His First Property at the Age of 21
An ambitious business student has become a landlord after buying his first investment property at the age of 21. After saving since he was 15, Harry Chew bought a two-bed mid-terraced home in Nottingham, East Midlands, England, as a long-term buy-to-let investment in June 2021. “It is possible to buy property at a young age if…
Student Indicted in Texas School Shooting That Wounded 3
FORT WORTH, Texas—An 18-year-old student was indicted Friday on attempted murder and aggravated assault charges for an Oct. 6 shooting at a Dallas-area high school that wounded two students and a teacher. The Tarrant County grand jury’s indictment also accuses Timothy George Simpkins of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place at Timberview High…
Former Boston College Student Charged Over Boyfriend’s Suicide Pleads Guilty
BOSTON—A former Boston College student pleaded guilty on Thursday to an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from what prosecutors said was her role in encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide through unrelenting verbal, physical, and psychological abuse. Inyoung You, 23, entered the plea in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston after reaching a plea deal with…
Missing Auburn Student’s Car Found, but 1976 Mystery Remains
LAGRANGE, Ga.—An Auburn University student disappeared after leaving his job at a Georgia bar one night in January 1976, and authorities long believed he was murdered. But the only person ever convicted went to prison for years for making false statements about a killing that may never have happened. Nearly a half-century after the disappearance,…
South Korean Parents Protest Over Student Vaccine Pass Mandate
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Several parents associations in South Korea held protests on Thursday against a vaccine pass mandate for children. From February, those aged 12 or older will have to show a vaccine pass to enter public spaces, including private tuition centers, libraries, and study cafes. The exemption age is currently 17 years. The mandate, however,…
Police Kill Florida Tech Student Armed With ‘Edged Weapon’
MELBOURNE, Fla.—Authorities killed a Florida Institute of Technology student who lunged at a police officer with an “edged weapon” on the college campus Friday night, police said. The Melbourne Police Department on Saturday said 18-year-old Alhaji M. Sow, of Riverdale, Georgia, was fatally shot by police and a school security guard in a campus building…
Student Who Was Pronounced Dead After College Fire Survives, Starts Fire Safety Nonprofit to Help Others
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS IMAGES THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTURBING. A college student who survived a campus fire that killed five is learning to live as a burn survivor. After 32 surgeries, he insists on seeing the beauty in life and has started a fire safety nonprofit called “Brighter Than the Fire” to help…
Suspect Charged in Death of University of Chicago Student
CHICAGO—An 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago’s campus after he was found carrying the gun used in the slaying, police announced Friday. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference that Alton Spann of Chicago was arrested and charged with…
Standards | School’s Out with Sam Sorbo
We learned to set our standards from the school. That is to say, we never really learned to set them at all. I would say that a system that relies almost entirely on testing to assess proficiency or competency is faulty. They’ve enhanced some things at school with fancy new gadgets. But by and large,…
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