School superintendent brings an old gun into a school. He accidentally fires it inside a classroom. He then realizes that the gun was "somehow" loaded. No word yet on whether he'll be disciplined, of course... read more »
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Student disciplined for talking to others about religion during period when student discussions allowed. Freedom of speech, anyone? read more »
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Physics Professor Kieran Mullen placed a student’s laptop into a plastic container and poured liquid nitrogen on it. “He said: ‘this is just liquid nitrogen, so it alone won’t hurt the computer. But this will’ then he threw it to the ground and told him to have IT fix it.” read more »
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Young Justin Bird made a Facebook page, on his own time and his own computer, decrying one of his teachers. He was suspended for it - and his parents are fighting back. read more »
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High school students studying World War I history saw a few seconds of pornography during viewing of a History Channel program that apparently had been recorded over a porn tape. read more »
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She got high test scores to qualify for a gifted students program, but apparently daddy makes too much money, so standards are higher for her. read more »
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Secretary hired because she speaks Spanish. Fired because she speaks Spanish. read more »
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Getting attacked while trying to help someone is unfair, but since when did having a pencil become possession of a weapon? read more »
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It was Harriet Richardson Ames' dream to earn her bachelor's degree in education. She finally reached that milestone, nearly three weeks after achieving another: her 100th birthday. The day after receiving her diploma at her bedside, the retired schoolteacher died. read more »
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An 11-year-old was trying to build a motion detector with instructions he found on the Internet and parts he bought online. His parents helped him buy the parts. They say they didn't realize the experiment looked threatening. read more »
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