Violence, violence and more violence at schools, but this murder didn't happen at school, but happened at home because of a divorce spat. The husband stabbed killed his wife, who happens to be a school teacher, to death.
Story: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/21/2010-06-21_ex_sought_in_teachers_slashslay.html
Ex stabbed Catholic School Teacher to Death
Child Bitten by a Fox at school
Go Foxes! Parties are supposed to be fun, and a school mascot would lighten up anyone's day, but not here. A real fox attacked a child at an England high school while he was attending another child's birthday party.
story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/10363646.stm
Creationism in the Classroom
Smells Like: creationism , science
"How can an African American person, evolve from a white person? I mean, we're different skin."
It's actually the other way around my friend.
The girl at the beginning who says something along the lines of, it's impossible for us to evolve from such a simple organism... What if you showed students a vector drawing, and they said, it's impossible for that to come from a mathematical equation? Would that mean it's impossible?
So much about science seems like magic or impossible -- thats the beauty and excitement of it all. These kids are genuinely curious -- this teacher, instead of teaching them, fails to take this opportunity to help move their mindsets forward and use their questions as the basis for experiment and learning.
Have any of you folks run into this? How would you leverage this as an opportunity for learning?
Suspicious packaged found at North Hollywood High
A mysterious box showed up at an L.A. high school that had wires coming out of it. Thankfully, the box diclosed nothing harmful as feared, but school administrators were suspicious, thinking a bomb was enclosed.
story: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/suspicious-package-found-at-north-hollywood-high.html
Teen arrested after bomb explosion
A student from a Menlo Park middle school, was accused of detonating a bomb. Police say the bomb was made out of things purchased at a local hardware company. Apparently, anyone can make bombs now a days...
Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15322232
Vancouver Island school yearbooks to be reprinted
What ever happened to freedom of speech? A teacher cut out one student was cut out from the pages of the yearbook because of what the student said about the principal; he falsely accused the principal of spending money on a fence instead of textbooks. But administrations is gladly paying the cost to make corrections, and
Story: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/thewest/Vancouver+Island+school+yearbooks+reprinted+after+student+comment/3162960/story.html
Prince William middle school to try single sex classes
Parents in Washington no longer have to pay for the secluded single sex classes that private school can offer. But the good thing is that this is a choice for the students if they feel they will be more comfortable with their own gender.
story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/15/AR2010061505183.html
Student Charged for Theft
A student from a NJ school was charged for stealing over $35,000 in computers. He, so obviously, pushed the laptop cart towards the door containing all the materials. He was caught and arrested, after a struggle, having run from the police.
Story: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100616/STATE/100616019/NJ-high-school-student-charged-with-stealing-35-000-in-computers
Teacher Openly Does Not Support War at Graduation
Graduation is a day of applause and congratulations for all students and their endeavors, but one teacher refuses to honor her students, specifically referring to them enlisting in the military. During graduation, she protested war, waving a sign that read "END WAR."
Story: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/06/mililitary-marybeth-verani-yarmouth.html
7th Grader Drowns while on School Trip
The Roosevelt Middle School class went to Mauthe Lake as a fun trip away from the classroom to cool off for the day. Later in the day, an unnamed chaperon noticed a boy missing, who was found at the bottom of the lake. He was taken to the hospital, but was unable to be revived.
Story: http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-100614-drowning-child-mps,0,5453334.story
Man Charged in Nepean High School Washroom Beating
What people do in bathrooms? They pee, they wash their hands... Oh what else do they do? Assault others...
A 31-year old man grabbed and assaulted a 10th grader at Nepean High School in Ottawa. The girl kicked, screamed, and then ran out of the school, despite no injuries. The man confessed a day later and is being charged.
Story: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/charged+Nepean+High+School+washroom+assault/3156686/story.html
Killing Love Triangles at School
Smells Like: violenceA love triangle at school turns bloody...and deadly when one third of the trio turned murderous.
After the 48-year-old teacher's 21-year-old fiancee found out about her affair, her fiancee stabbed her 18-year-old lover and student to death. Sounds like a "normal" day at school...minus the murder...
Story: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/crime/love-triangle-murder-trial-5-27-2010
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