Tag: middle school

At Least 11 Killed as China School Gym Roof Collapses During Girl’s Volleyball Team Training

At least 11 people were killed when the roof of a middle school gymnasium collapsed in northern China, authorities said. The incident occurred in the city of Qiqihar on July 23, and the last trapped student was pulled from the wreckage without vital signs on July 24, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The cause is…


California Middle and High Schools Start the Day Later This Year

Middle school and high school students in California will be able to snooze a little longer before heading to class this year, due to a law delaying school start times that takes effect this year. Citing research on the impacts of adolescent sleep deprivation and the benefits of a later school start time, the state…


1 Student Killed in South Carolina Middle School Shooting, 1 Student in Custody

By Lyn Riddle From The State (Columbia, S.C.) COLUMBIA, S.C.—A student died after being shot by another student at a Greenville County middle school Thursday afternoon, and a suspect is in custody, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office reported. Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said the male suspect was hiding close to the school and was…


Middle School Assistant Principal Takes His Own Life on Campus

PLACENTIA, Calif.—An Orange County school enters lockdown after a faculty member was found dead by suicide on campus on March 14. Moises Plascencia, the assistant principal at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, was found dead in a private staff area on Monday morning, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Jim Elsasser said in a…


The Border Crisis Reaches Your Child’s Middle School

Commentary Think you live too far from the Mexican border to be hurt by the chaos there? Bloomfield is a picturesque village in central Connecticut, 3,500 miles from the Mexican border. But illegal drugs flowing across that border nearly killed a 16-year-old student at Bloomfield High School two weeks ago. He tried marijuana, not knowing…


Over 100 Middle Schoolers Protest Mask Mandates

LADERA RANCH, Calif.—Over 100 students outside Ladera Middle School protested mask mandates early Friday morning on Feb. 11. Students arrived before school waving flags and holding signs with slogans such as “Let Them Breathe,” “Honk for Mask Choice,” and “We Want To See Your Smile.” Macy and Travis, two seniors from nearby San Juan Hills…


Oregon Middle School Halts In-Person Classes Due to Students ‘Struggling With Socialization Skills’

A middle school in Oregon is pausing in-person instruction for two weeks over classroom disruptions that officials say are caused by some students “struggling with the socialization skills necessary for in-person learning.” It comes after the school was forced to provide distance learning over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starting in spring…


Good, True, Beautiful: Great Literature for Middle-School Students

Some readers may be homeschooling their children this year. Others may have enrolled them in private, public, or charter schools. But whatever means we have selected for our children’s education, the desired end results for all of us are pretty much the same. We want our kids to leave high school not only with a…


Suspect Who Shot 3 at Idaho Middle School Identified as 6th-Grade Girl

BOISE, Idaho—A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said. The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says the…


Suspect Who Shot 3 at Idaho School Identified as 6th-Grade Girl

BOISE, Idaho—A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher Thursday, authorities said. The three victims were shot in their limbs and expected to survive, officials said at a news conference. Jefferson County Sheriff Steve Anderson says the…