School claims Jesus was a vampire

Story: District parents angry over radical Web link


Usually on a school website you can find information such as a district calendar, some educational resources, and the occaisional link to a radical website supporting the claim that Jesus was a vampire. Regardless of your religious affiliation, you can see why some parents might be upset that they are teaching children that there is a blurry line between the Blood of Christ and a character from Twilight.


BIG BROTHER: Students Spied on by School Issued Laptop Webcams

STORY: Suit: School spied on students via webcams

These are the stories that keep us getting out of bed in the morning. An affluent school district in PA decided it would be an awesome idea to give all the students laptops - and then use the built-in webcams to spy on the kids while at home!

Apparently Lindy Matsko, an assistant principal at Harriton High School, told a student that school officials thought he had engaged in "improper behavior" at home and cited as evidence a photograph from the webcam embedded in student's personal laptop issued by the school.

Of course, the family of the student has now filed a class action lawsuit against the entire district. This is really amazing.. they were spying on kids at home through the webcams, and then disciplining kids for actions that took place at home! Out of control.

You can read the entire court complaint here: Robbins v. Lower Merion School District (PDF)


School using laptops to spy on students

Story: School district accused of spying on kids via laptop webcams

This is the perfect scam to satisfy your voyeurism fetish. The school gave everyone laptops with built in webcams, and now they can watch the students undress every night at home. I can picture some creepy tech guy sitting at home just sifting through a 30-screen grid of streaming video footage of teens at home. What an embarassment to public schools everywhere. I wonder if the students every learned about the Trojan horse in history class?


Arizona school turns bus into Wi-Fi hub for 'traveling study hall'

Story: Arizona school turns bus into Wi-Fi hub for 'traveling study hall'


What a great idea! Adding free internet connection to school bus rides has not only increased homework productivity, but it has decreased behavior problems such as fighting. Who cares if the kids are looking up inappropriate content, this must be a dream come true for bus drivers. Hopefully this concept lasts a while and doesn't get put to an end because of some cyber-bullying lawsuit.


Teacher fired for using school network to find alien UFO's

Story: Higley firing tied to alien-search software

After dumping about $1.5 million worth of computer equipment into his alien hunt, his attorney advised him it was time to call it quits. He installed programs into all of the school computers so he could track radio signals that beamed any signs of extraterrestrial life. I think it's safe to assume that he spent every minute of his work day monitoring these radio frequencies, and the only thing he ever found was porn...which also didn't help his case to keep his job.


Teacher’s aide fired for surfing Web while students engaged in sex act

Story: Teacher’s aide fired for surfing Web while students engaged in sex act

The irony would be if the teacher was looking up porn, when he could have witnessed his own private show had he been paying attention to the classroom. Maybe it'd be a good idea to stay away from a computer at his next job?


Ore. teacher accused of stealing school computers

Story: Ore. teacher accused of stealing school computers

Students started to become suspicious when he sent home a letter requesting donations for stacks of lined paper and boxes of #2 pencils.


Student Suspended 180 Days For Facebook Message


Story: Student Suspended 180 Days For Facebook Message

A couple girls at his school were threatening to fight each other via facebook messages. Keshaun Harley chimed in and posted, "You're not going to bust a grape." While I'd like to believe he was just quoting an LL Cool J song, the principal is chalking this up to "cyber-bullying" and suspending the boy an entire school year. Oh, and let's remind everyone that none of this took place on school property. The principal allegedly spent the night looking in a mirror flexing and saying "You're the man!"


Some Parents Choose Not to Allow Their Kids to Hear Obama's National Address



President Obama will be giving an online speech to students across the country next week. Some parents are deciding that they don't want their children to be part of history and sit the event out. A primary objective of the Obama campaign was reaching out to people everywhere. He is now our leader and has been able to inspire more citizens than any president in recent decades. Old, white republicans are gonna have to get over that fact and let their 8-year old kids make up their own minds about watching the president speak. For goodness sake, if the guy can convince a few more students to stay in school and start caring about their education, give him a chance.


Clever cat earns ‘high school diploma’ online

Story: Clever cat earns ‘high school diploma’ online


After years of simply chasing the cursor around on the monitor, little Oreo finally discovered how to earn a diploma. Nothing against online graduates, but employers might want to give a second thought to anyone with one of these degrees.


Secretary charged with grade changing


Not only did mom change grades 193 times, she also lowered grades of other students to improve her daughters class rank. Here is how I would handle this one: Let the daughter graduate with high marks, get accepted into a top-notch college, and then watch her fail miserably because mom isn't there to facilitate their cheating habits. Afterwards, stick the mother with the tuition bill.


Shen computer case has familiar ring

Story: Shen computer case has familiar ring


This 16-year old student has already been in trouble once for hacking the school computers. We have made this point before, teens like this should be used to set an example for how much smarter kids are than the adults teaching them. Sure, his principal received a higher education, but somehow this teen taught himself computer skills that will one day land him a job earning roughly around $100,000 after two years. It's the digital age...let's not see his ability go wasted.


Girl, 11, accused of making hit list

Story: Girl, 11, accused of making hit list


This girl got on a library computer and saved an excel document named "Killbook." One of her victims was a teacher who she wanted to kill "with a very, very, very, very, very sharp knife." In todays day and age, the sixth grader will be charged with making "terroristic threats." It used to be that when kids didn't have friends, they would make it through school flying under the radar and go on to lead lonely lives. Let's just take the easy route and blame video games again, right?


CJ basketball coach’s lurid online exchanges in report


If you are wondering what the intentions of this coach might be, allow us to quote him- "I am so turned on by 13-14-year-old girls." Add in the fact he sent videos of himself masturbating to girls online, you'll get a pretty good idea what his fate will be.


Lee school employee accused of surfing Web while two students in his care engage in sex acts



Three simple guidelines while getting a blow job in class: Location, Location, Location. In this case, all you need is your teacher to be too occupied surfing ESPN.com while two special needs students go behind a bookshelf for some afternoon delight. FACT: There we only four students in the class he needed to supervise. Therefore, statistically, half of his class was engaging in sex due to his negligence! That, my friends, will get you fired.


Student, 10, cracks Pa. state school test code

"I'm a PC, and I'm only ten."

Story: Student, 10, cracks Pa. state school test code

It reminds you how important standarized tests are when a fourth grader is able to hack a code and have the exams mailed out in bulk. Maybe this should serve as a sign that we need to focus less on paper and pencil, and see what 21st century kids can do with computers. Just a thought.


5th grade who viewed porn could face charges

Story: 5th grade who viewed porn could face charges


Curiosity did two things. It killed the cat, and it also got a couple of ten year olds arrested for typing "lesbian" into a school computer. If this was such a huge breach of security, you would think they could have some tech guy spend 20 minutes typing words into a search engine to make sure they are blocked. Now they face criminal charges for distribution of pornography to minors. Clearly, our schools have the childrens best interest in mind.


Geography Students Get Porn Instead Of Class Movie



A substitute teacher was tasked with showing a film to the class. Who would have thought he was going to stumble into the regular teachers private porn collection? More curiously, who would have thought a teacher would hide his porn collection in his classroom?! Well, I guess it's not a public school until you've accidentally seen a skin-flick in class.


3 Volusia teachers suspended for inappropriate behavior

Story: 3 Volusia teachers accused of inappropriate behavior, suspended


Two of the teacher were caught sending crude emails jokes back and forth. Nothing new or shocking there. But the third teacher is in trouble for putting a leash around a student and making him crawl around like a dog as a form of punishment. (Not sure what the 'safety' word was though) She recognizes this might have been wrong, but as her excuse, she "has been watching too much Dog Whisperer lately." It's a good thing she has a clear grasp between the lines of fiction and reality.


Teacher arrested, accused of viewing porn

Story: Substitute St. Paul teacher arrested, accused of viewing porn

You would think a substitute teacher would have plenty of time to watch porn at home, while they are not teaching. You would also think an adult in a school setting would have enough sense to not watch his sexy videos while students are walking around. However, it's teachers like this that keep fueling this website. It looks like they are here to stay.


 
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