Detroit Parents Upset as School Guard Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl
A school security guard has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at a school in Detroit, Michigan. The suspect, identified as 23-year-old Trevon Leviticus Zigler, allegedly targeted students in the stairwell of Cornerstone Jefferson Douglas Academy on May 20. reported Tuesday. Another student who witnessed the incident later told his parents what he […]
NYC considers building new elementary school across from toxic superfund site
Hmm, this stinks. The New York City School Construction Authority is considering breaking ground on a new elementary school in Brooklyn, across from a state Superfund site with a history of carcinogens. The site, on Dupont Street in Greenpoint, is the former location of Newhart Plastics, a vinyl and plastics facility, and is home to […]
Hall of Famer, Ravens legend Ed Reed takes coaching job at Atlanta-area high school in surprising move
During his 11 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Ed Reed consistently terrorized opposing quarterbacks. The ball-carrying safety left Baltimore after the 2012 season and played for the Houston Texans in 2013 before finishing his storied NFL career with the New York Jets. Reed was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019. After […]
High school girls claim teacher is a sexual predator. Now the teens are the ones charged with felonies.
Two high school girls in Louisiana are accused of accusing their teacher of being a sex offender. However, this time, as a result of a police investigation, two teenagers were charged with the crime. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said: statement On Dec. 18, 2024, officers received sexual harassment complaints from two female students at […]
Teacher arrested after threat that shut down NJ school district, police say
A New Jersey teacher was arrested Monday after shutting down his entire school district due to potential threats to staff and students, authorities said. Amir Doctory, 45, an employee of the Montclair School District who is currently on administrative leave, was arrested without incident in connection with the threat, according to the Montclair Police Department. […]
Everytown Still Counting Non-School Shootings as School Shootings
A column focusing on school shootings. hill pointed Everytown for Gun Safety announced that any shooting inside a school will be counted as a school shooting, even if the bullet hits a building on the school grounds. of hill Even gun control groups disagree about how many school shootings actually occur, because they have different […]
Minnesota school district removes LGBTQ children’s book with nudity, despite objections
A Minnesota public school district defended its decision to remove LGBTQ children's books from elementary school shelves despite opposition from some parents and school librarians. Rochester Public Schools announced last month that it removed Emily Nielson's 2022 book “Rainbow Parade” from the elementary school media center after parents at Franklin Elementary School raised concerns about […]
With federal gun control on ice, advocates look to other solutions for school shootings
Advocates are urging more action against school shootings in 2025, saying the only way to slow the bloodshed is through a combination of efforts from lawmakers, schools and parents. Trackers have counted an increase in school shootings over the past year, and experts have called for solutions ranging from violence prevention programs to firearm safety […]
NYC student, 8, allegedly scalded by drinking ‘hazardous’ fountain at Inwood charter school: lawsuit
An 8-year-old Brooklyn girl suffered burns after taking a sip from a “dangerous” water fountain at an Inwood school, her family claims in a lawsuit. The third-grader, identified only as LE in court documents, suffered burns to his lips, mouth and face from a fountain that was intentionally connected to a hot water pipe to […]
Kathy Hochul does 180 on universal free school lunches after dismal polls— but price tag is a mystery
Gov. Cathy Hochul is backing a proposal to make school lunches universally free in a reversal after dismal poll results, but the program's hefty price tag remains a mystery for now. Democrats will expand free breakfast and lunch to all public school students as part of next week's State of the Union address, after leaving […]