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Roger Parker, Jr., a 9-year-old child with autism, was arrested by police at his Quincy, Illinois, school after he had a “meltdown” during class. School officials at Baldwin South Intermediate School called the police to calm down the little boy after he was escorted from the classroom to a special area.
When high school sophomore Taylor Santos was given the choice between one more day of in-school suspension or a spanking, she chose the later. Her vice principal acquiesced and Taylor returned home after school, bruised and blistered.
A large coalition of 17 education, religious and civil liberties groups is throwing its support behind a new pamphlet to help teachers tackle the central classroom question: bullying or free expression?
Kids are bullied in school until the point their torment becomes too much to handle. That’s when some feel they have to protect themselves and begin secretly bringing a weapon to school.
Education / School Discipline / Tech
by Patrick Hoover · Published April 17, 2012 · Last modified September 28, 2019
While some school districts around the country are rushing to ban student-teacher texting in order to diminish the likelihood of improper relationships developing, others are testing whether the texts are actually beneficial to students.
The Maryland Board of Education sent public schools throughout the state a very important message, when it issued an opinion reversing Talbot County Public Schools’ suspension of two high school lacrosse players — context matters.
Bullying / Cyberbullying / Education / School Discipline
by Patrick Hoover · Published April 10, 2012
A recent wave of student-on-student cyberbullying through fake online social profiles has thrown the problem into the spotlight and prompted the question of what schools are doing about the issue.
The latest instance of a teen’s private-public F-bomb made national news.
Students bullied in schools by on-line and on-campus abusers are targeted by the University of Maryland widely-supported, innovative symposium that was organized by law students.
Bullying / Cyberbullying / Education / School Discipline
by Patrick Hoover · Published April 25, 2011
Public school students involved in cyberbullying, sexting and other forms of online abuse can suffer grave consequences. It’s important for parents to talk to their children about these things and for them to be aware of what can happen
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