SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than 100 girls spent their Saturday getting hands-on experience in the medical and healthcare fields. Seventh and eighth graders converged on Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine for a "Girls in Sciences" event. The girls from northeastern Pennsylvania and Atlantic City broke into groups for a variety of workshops. They []
A new study suggests that the way parents view school meals can impact how likely their children are to participate in meal programs at school.
In most cases, when school boards are confronted about issues, it is the parents confronting them. After all, not only are they the taxpayers, but they also have a vested interest in their children's education. In a recent case, however, one student didn't wait around for her parents to take on her local school board. In what is a pretty gutsy move for someone her age, she decided to take the school board on herself. When it's parents taking on the school board, in many cases, they turn a deaf...
A brawl at a high school in Louisiana was captured on video, but parents are more upset that a school officer used pepper spray to break up the fight. The video appeared to show a large group of students watching and recording as two girls began throwing punches at each other at the Magnolia School of Excellence in Shreveport on Monday. A school resource officer reportedly used pepper spray to break up the crowd. The video was posted to TikTok, and the description read simply, "Moments...
A race at the "Need for Speed" classic in Sherwood, has sparked the debate about whether athletes born male should be allowed to compete against females. The 12 Oregon Republicans signed a letter to the OSAA regarding policy 38, “Gender Identity Participation” (Page 80), of the 2023-2024 OSAA Handbook which says “promotes harmony and fair
The school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, was put in lockdown after a schoolgirl allegedly lashed out with a butterfly knife and a 'Code Red' was announced over the speaker system.
School breakfast programs? Has anyone bothered to find out why some children are coming to school without having eaten breakfast? Have their parents been confronted with this unacceptable situation? It is the parents’ responsibility to feed their children, not the school’s. If parents cannot afford to feed them, then grocery vouchers should be provided by […]
Three high schools on the Southeast side received bomb threats today. As of this afternoon, PCSD has deemed the threats not credible and those lockdowns have been lifted.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The high school power lifting state championships kicked off with the girls competition on Friday. Athletes were scored on three lifts consisting on squats, bench press and deadlifting. Team Standings 5A 4A A-3A The boys competition will round out the weekend's events on Saturday. The competition is being held at the []
Police were called to Weston Lane in Bulkington just yards from Arden Forest Infant School
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s been two years since the start bell time changed from 8:35 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Westdale Secondary. A group of parents and students say it’s not working. “We asked for some attendance information and from September to December, there were eleven thousand late, or late absences in the first period,” said Catherine Roberts […]
Police said Colby D. Tezeno, 35, of Opelousas, allegedly arrived on campus, approached an unnamed administrator and physically attacked the administrator.