June 13, 2019 Valedictorian blasts school's staff in commencement speech, claims they failed to help her A California valedictorian used her high school commencement speech last week to accuse office staff of nearly making her lose out on scholarship money, a counselor of never having time for her and another teacher of being consistently drunk in class. The address has since gone viral.
June 11, 2019 Virginia man arrested after several students eat candy laced with 'unknown substance,' fall ill A Virginia man was arrested late Tuesday after eight students were sickened by eating candy laced with an "unknown substance," investigators said.
June 11, 2019 Judah and Chelsea Smith: After graduation, have faith in your ‘adulting’ As you embark on this new journey, on life after graduation, we want to honor your achievements and welcome you to the full, wide world of “adulting.”
June 10, 2019 Oregon high school students involved in senior prank will get to walk at graduation, officials say Students involved in a senior prank at an Oregon high school on Friday will get the opportunity to walk at their graduation after they were initially told they might not be able to as punishment.
June 9, 2019 Oregon high school students involved in senior prank must pay for cleanup, may not walk at graduation: principal A senior prank carried out by students at an Oregon High School may have cost them the opportunity to walk at their graduation. The principal of the school is also reportedly planning to charge each students about $50 to cover the cost of cleaning up their mess.
June 7, 2019 Columbine High School should be razed because of 'morbid fascination,' official says School officials in Colorado are considering demolishing Columbine High School because of a “morbid fascination” surrounding the 1999 shooting there that left 12 students and a teacher dead, according to reports.
June 6, 2019 College counselors at prestigious DC-area school quit over parents' 'verbal assaults' Two college counselors from a prominent Washington D.C. private school that has seen such famous children as Chelsea Clinton and Malia and Sasha Obama walk their halls have quit due to "verbal assaults" on faculty members by parents.
May 31, 2019 Illinois district withdraws ‘Teaching Palestine’ course critics say was anti-Semitic propaganda A Chicago-area school district came under fire for promoting a course for educators called "Teaching Palestine," which officials agreed was "one-sided" and critics called "anti-Semitic" propaganda.
May 30, 2019 97-year-old woman who finally gets to attend prom, named honorary queen It took some time, but a Helen Danis, 97, finally got to go to the prom.
May 29, 2019 Texas superintendent defends decision to hire Art Briles as head coach A Texas superintendent on Tuesday defended the decision to hire former college football head coach Art Briles to lead a high school football program.