WARREN, Mich.—A boy grabbed the steering wheel on a school bus and hit the brakes, bringing the vehicle to a safe stop on a busy Detroit-area road after the driver had passed out, authorities said. “Someone call 911. Now!” seventh-grader Dillon Reeves shouted to dozens of other middle-school kids on the bus Wednesday. Dillon was…
School Board Wants Workers Comp for Teacher Shot by Boy, 6
April 27, 2023
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NORFOLK, Va.—The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher argues that her injuries fall under the state’s workers compensation act and cannot be addressed through her $40 million lawsuit, according to court documents filed Wednesday. Abigail Zwerner was “clearly injured while at work, at her place of employment, by a student in the…
Early Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School
POCATELLO, Idaho—An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland High School was completely destroyed. The wing housed the school’s cafeteria, gymnasium, choir and…
Attorney: Mom of Virginia Boy Who Shot Teacher Was Depressed
April 15, 2023
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year before the shooting, her attorney said Friday, after she was arraigned on charges of child neglect and failing to secure the handgun her son used in the shooting. Police…
Judge Who Sentenced Parkland Shooter Removed From Other Case
April 14, 2023
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, which agreed she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case. The court removed Judge Elizabeth Scherer from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for Randy Tundidor, who…
Parents in California Collaborate to Create Alternative to Public School
April 13, 2023
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A group of parents in California’s Kern County have started their own collaborative nonprofit organization as an alternative to sending children to public school. Kern Resource Center (KRC) aims to provide K–12 students with a Christian-based education, life skills training, and a curriculum free of critical race theory and certain other ideologies. Troubled by school…
Gender Curricula May Be Fueling a Dangerous Fad Detrimental to Children’s Mental Health: Psychologists
Gender and sex education curricula in schools have become a highly contentious topic in recent years. The programs are becoming widespread, and while they may appear to be designed to respond to increasing gender dysphoria, mental health professionals are concerned that they may cause irreparable harm to children. Curriculum implementation has been met with mixed reactions from parents, teachers, and policymakers. While some argue that gender education promotes healthy…
Nashville Police: School Shooter Planned Attack for Months
April 4, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Police said the person who killed six people, including three 9-year-old children, at a school shooting in Nashville last week, had been planning the attack for months. Police have not established a motive for the shootings at The Covenant School, a small Christian elementary school where the 28-year-old shooter was once a student, according…
Mourners Gather for First Nashville School Shooting Funeral
April 1, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Family and friends of Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three children who were killed in a school shooting in Nashville this week, remembered her Friday as a “shining light” and said farewell to a girl who loved art, music, animals, and snuggling with her older sister on the couch. The funeral at the Woodmont Christian…
Some Coursework Should be Done in Class to Counter AI Cheats: Exam Boards
Schools should make pupils do some of their coursework “in class under direct supervision” amid cheating fears after the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, exam boards have said. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), which represents the UK’s major exam boards, has published guidance for teachers and assessors on “protecting the integrity of qualifications”…
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