September 22, 2021 Photo of 'White' sign 'unintentionally' placed on water fountain, school says A photo of a sign labeled “white” was placed above a drinking fountain at a North Carolina high school, prompting outrage among parents and students.
September 20, 2021 Virginia high school shooting: Suspect in custody, 2 students in hospital with gunshot wounds Virginia police have taken a suspect into custody Monday after a shooting at a high school resulted in at least four people injured, including two victims with gunshot wounds.
September 18, 2021 Contraband intended for Virginia jail ends up in schoolyard due to errant drone A drone planned to make a drug drop at a Virginia jail. Instead, the drugs made its way from the sky onto a schoolyard. According to Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, the drone dropped the package off, containing marijuana, tobacco, a USB and cell phones around 5:40 am Thursday morning when it was spotted by a Brunswick Academy school employee.
September 18, 2021 Dr. Kent Ingle: Applying to college – 7 tips to help parents, students make the right choice It’s time for future college students to start applying for the 2022-23 year. Applications for next year already went live with many early decision deadlines approaching near the end of October.
September 16, 2021 California teacher hangs 'F--- the Police,' 'F--- Amerikkka' posters in classroom A Los Angeles parent is sounding the alarm over posters displayed inside a high school classroom that say, "F*** Amerikkka," and claim that law enforcement’s primary purpose is to "militarily enforce White supremacist capitalism."
September 15, 2021 Oregon teacher removes American flag from classroom, says it 'stands for violence and menace and intolerance' A Portland-area teacher who opposes her district’s vote to ban Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ Pride symbols in schools boasted to local media that she removed the American flag from her classroom because it represents "violence and menace and intolerance."
September 15, 2021 Ohio mayor warns school board during meeting: Resign or face charges for 'child pornography' A mayor in Ohio told all five local school board members to resign during a board meeting or face charges over class material for high schoolers he deemed “child pornography.”
September 15, 2021 Las Vegas schools face referee shortage due to COVID-19 concerns, bad sportsmanship Many high school sports games around the country have been cancelled because of COVID-19 cases, but that’s not the only thing that could put players on the sideline this season. There is a nationwide referee shortage.
September 14, 2021 Students in Massachusetts will be getting new bus drivers: US military personnel Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker activated the National Guard on Monday to help transport students in several cities across the state to school amid a widespread bus driver shortage plaguing the return to in-person instruction.
September 13, 2021 Washington state HS calls off 9/11 football tribute because some could be offended, report says Students at a Washington state high school wanted to mark the 20th year since the Sept. 11 attacks by wearing red, white and blue at a Patriot’s Day-themed game but administrators refused because the event could “unintentionally cause offense to some who see it differently,” according to a report.