What did you do to get in trouble in school? Well, Wendy Raquel Robinson managed to get herself kicked out of school! Back in the day she attended Hollywood high and found herself in trouble over smoking marijuana. She found herself hanging with the wrong crowd and fell for the peer pressure. One of the […]
A Texas high school assistant principal is disputing claims that he told a student to “turn off that ni**er music,” insisting instead that he used the racial slur in a different way than the students have alleged. The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that a high school in Denton, Texas, is investigating comments made by assistant principal […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Is white bread about to make a comeback on school lunch menus? After complaints of gritty macaroni and cardboard pizza crusts, the Trump administration rolled back a rule that required foods like pasta and bread be made with whole grains. The cafeteria directors who lobbied for the change say they just […]
Last week, Madison High School principal Carlotta Brown had everyone up in arms over a dress code she instituted for parents. The policy, which was posted on the Madison High School website called for both male and female parents to dress not as if they just rolled out of bed when they step inside the […]
The Piney Woods School is celebrating 110 years of educating young people from across the country and the world. Founded by Laurence C. Jones in 1909, it’s the oldest operating African American residential school in the country. Their president Dr. Will Crossley says all of these years later they’re still, “excited about the work we […]
An administrator at a Texas Junior High in is reportedly facing disciplinary action after drawing on a student’s head with a marker. The administrator reportedly told seventh-grader Juelz Trice his haircut was a violation of the district’s dress code, and told him he would face discipline unless he allowed the shape of the hair carving […]
In the past parents could receive exemptions from getting their school aged children required vaccinations. Well, Washington state is looking to put an end to that trend and making it more difficult to receive these exemptions. It removes the personal belief exemption from a number of required immunizations. According to D.L., if people don’t want […]
A Florida father was arrested on Monday for allegedly bringing a loaded AK-47 to his son’s middle school and making death threats towards teachers. The tense scene went down at Bear Lakes Middle School in West Palm Beach, after the young son of Christopher Freeman, 27, FaceTimed him in tears and said a teacher had “slammed him.” While […]
At a press conference scheduled for today, the parents of an eight year old child will be joined by their Attorney Toni Jaramilla, Esq. and civil rights activist Najee Ali, as they announce government tort filing and civil litigation. This legal action is in response to an 8 year old, African American third grader of the Los Angeles […]
Over the past couple of months we've heard heartbreaking stories about students committing suicide after being bullied by others at school.
For the project “Representation is Key,” Milwaukee College Prep teacher Terrence Sims teaches his students why pride matters.
10-Year-Old Seven Bridges allegedly committed suicide because of the relentless bullying over his colostomy bag, according to reports. His mother said she returned from the grocery store Saturday morning and found the fifth-grader had hanged himself in their Kentucky home, news station WHAS reports. “I saw my son dead,” his mom, Tami Charles, told the news station. […]
