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High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a 18-year-old Florida high school student named Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled and faces criminal charges for having a consensual relationship with another student of the same sex.

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Brooklyn School Bans Hipster Glasses

Donald Deane — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:31 +0000

In a tacit admission that Brooklyn has become hopelessly overrun by hipsters, a Jewish Orthodox school in Borough Park recently banned the wearing of "thick plastic eyeglasses" among its student body. No word on whether skinny jeans or lumberjack shirts are next.

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High School Teacher Fired for Working as Bikini Model

Donald Deane — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:19:08 +0000

Having a teacher who's also a bikini model might be every teen boy's fantasy, but this got a high school English teacher in Florida fired recently.

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Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral

Emerald Catron — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000

This kid's got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.

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Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten former Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration.

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High School Students Hold Online 'Hotness Contest,' School Does Nothing

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:27:13 +0000

High school is hard enough, but imagine if you had the added pressure of competing in an online "hotness" contest organized by the male student body. That's currently what's happening at Issaquah High School in Washington state.

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High School Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:57:30 +0000

Wheatmore High School in Trinity, North Carolina has found itself in one mother of a controversy.

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33 High School Students Were Suspended For Twerking

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:25:00 +0000

"Twerking" is the latest dance craze. And by that we mean Miley Cyrus is quite fond of posting videos of herself doing it.

But the administration at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego are not fond of Twerking. In fact they just suspended 33 students for their o

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Principal Got Rid of Security Guards and Then Something Unbelievable Happened

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:26 +0000

Where most people saw a "drop out factory" and "career killer," Andrew Bott saw a school with potential.

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High School Bans Students From Wearing Axe Body Spray

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:19:55 +0000

A high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is telling its students not to wear Axe Body spray. Finally, a ban we can get behind.

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'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Theme Prompts School Lockdown

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:15:04 +0000

Wow. So many people should be so embarrassed. Except, of course, for the Fresh Prince -- he's too fresh to be embarrassed. After mishearing the lyrics to the theme from 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' a receptionist called the police about a potential mass school shooting. Chaos ensued.

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Students Perform Zombie-Themed Flashmob to Protest School Closings

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:50:57 +0000

Students of the group Philadelphia Student Union, which is a part of a larger organization called the Philadelphia Coalition Advocacy of Public Schools, recently performed a zombie-themed flashmob to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in front of the school district's headquarters.

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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:50:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.

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More Students Taking ACT over SAT

Benito Baeza — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:39:16 +0000

(AP)-For the first time, more high school students are taking the ACT college entrance exam than its rival, the SAT. The College Board is releasing its scores for the high school class of 2012, which scored one point lower on average than the class of 2011 on the critical reading and writing sections of the 800-point exam, and the same on math

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Two Magic Valley Schools Receive Grants

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:07:47 +0000

Eight Idaho schools have won $100,000 grants from the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation in an effort to increase the number of kids who attend college or other post-secondary training. The schools were chosen out of 55 after competing in several categories, including increasing the number of students taking college preparatory exams and upper-level math and science coursework

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More Students Seeking Dual Credits At CSI

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:51:13 +0000

The dual credit program at the College of Southern Idaho for high school students is gaining popularity every year. According to the Times News, this year more than 1500 high school students are enrolled in the dual-credit classes.

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