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Failing Students At Rhode Island Middle School Allowed to Graduate

Posted 06.13.2012 | Home
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Dozens of eighth graders at Rhode Island’s Calcutt Middle School who failed two to three of their core classes of math, science, English and social ...

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1 in 6 U.S. Students Age 12 Are Victims Of Dating Violence

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012 | Home
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By Cynthia Johnston March 29 (Reuters) - U.S. middle School students age 12 have experienced alarming rates of physical violence at th...

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Middle School Girl Sues Pennsylvania District Over School Drug Tests

AP | Posted 03.21.2012 | Home
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LANCASTER, Pa. -- A central Pennsylvania middle school student is suing her district over a drug testing policy that's required if she wants to partic...

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7th Grade Teacher Accused Of Spanking Students

AP | Posted 02.06.2012 | Home
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LAKE WYLIE, S.C. -- A South Carolina middle school teacher has turned himself in to authorities to face assault and battery charges after he was accus...

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Teacher Allegedly Encouraged Student Fight To Resolve Dispute: 'Slap It Out'

AP | By NELSON LAMPE | Posted 10.24.2011 | Home
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OMAHA, Neb. -- A 39-year-old Omaha teacher has been suspended by the district and cited by police, accused of taking two teen students from his classr...

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Gay Student Threatened Days Before He Was Slayed, Prosecutors Say

Posted 09.04.2011 | Home
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Trial began this afternoon in the case of a California teenager accused of execution-style murdering a gay classmate at a middle school in 2008. Th...

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Pepsi Outdoes Coca-Cola, Plans To Stop Selling Sugary Drinks In Schools Worldwide

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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NEW YORK — PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on ...

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