An Iowa special education teacher was fired after she ratted out a staff member who ignored the screams of a nonverbal autistic child as he hit his head on the concrete floor. Amanda Delzell, 29, has been on paid leave since late last year but was fired by the Urbandale school board Monday night in a 4-1 vote.She said she was worried about the safety of 7-year-old Keaton Petek because one of her colleagues ignored him when he hit his head at Webster Elementary School last year. Delzell - who...
The Fenton High School board is seeking an independent review into how school administrators handled allegations against former staff member dating back to 2011.
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...
Police said Colby D. Tezeno, 35, of Opelousas, allegedly arrived on campus, approached an unnamed administrator and physically attacked the administrator.
Dozens of Powhatan County residents, teachers and parents showed up to yet another packed Powhatan County School Board meeting Tuesday night, with many voicing their frustrations about the alleged ongoing racial discrimination taking place in the school district.
They’re angry. They’re new homebuyers. Not just any buyers. They have related they are “well-informed” buyers,
One parent said: "I had a car drive straight at me, with the driver yelling abuse.”
Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) drew parallels between parents who "raise hell" at school board meetings and Jan. 6 rioters, calling those parents "negative, complaining, name-calling pessimists" working to "tear us down and tear us apart."
Superintendent Stephanie Anello has come under fire after several employees accused her of failing to discipline a supervisor whom they say bullied them.
Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas fired back in response to a Wall Street Journal editorial board piece titled "The GOP Isolationist Caucus." According to the piece, Roy and 13 other House Republicans voted across the board against four of the bills that passed in the House on Saturday. The WSJ editorial board, which dubbed the list of the 14 House Republicans "the dishonor roll," claimed that the nation and the GOP "dodged a geopolitical disaster on Saturday with the House passage of military...
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
Surveillance video caught the moment last week when a mom allegedly boarded a school bus in Mesa, Arizona, asked the 64-year-old bus driver if she was "talkin' s t" to her daughter, and then unleashed a flurry of punches on the driver — and even began dragging the screaming driver by her hair toward the bus exit. Video released of Mesa bus driver attack youtu.be Police on Wednesday arrested 27-year-old Hermenegilda Marquez in...