Ruling Limits State’s Power in School Suspensions
Erik Eckholm In a ruling that puts new restraints on get-tough “zero tolerance” discipline, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that schools must provide strong reasons for denying...
View ArticleAnnapolis Police Change School Notification Policy
WJZ Annapolis police are changing the way they share information with schools after it was revealed that a high school senior charged this week with assaulting of a fellow student faced similar charges...
View ArticleMadison West High’s (alcohol) test success: Attending dances there means...
Bill Lueders: Tanya Lawler was taken aback. Her daughter, returning from West High’s homecoming dance on Sept. 25, mentioned that students were randomly selected to take a breath test as they arrived,...
View ArticleLearning to Deal with a Difficult Class
Ms. Socrates: Overall, my second year as a teacher has been ten times easier than my first year — I am feeling confident and in control, even when I allow the students to take the wheel for a bit. It...
View ArticleArming Your Kid With BB Gun, Knife To Fight School Bullies
Hilda Munoz When the principal told Sylvia Mojica that her 12-year-old son had brought a weapon with him to the Latino Studies Academy at Burns Elementary School on Friday, she became nervous and...
View ArticleNational study: Half of high schoolers admit bullying in last year; nearly...
Andrew Dalton Half of high school students say they’ve bullied someone in the past year, and nearly half say they’ve been the victim of bullying, according to a national study. The survey released...
View ArticleOfficials limit access to Stoughton High School after gun threat
Officials limit access to Stoughton High School after gun threat * Story Font Size: Default font size Larger font size Officials limit access to Stoughton High School after gun threat State Journal...
View ArticleHow to deal with unruly students?
Caryl Davis: MPS is in the throes of an alternative to suspensions – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, or PBIS. According to the Milwaukee Public Schools, the goal of PBIS is to “reduce...
View Article15-year-old boy arrested in sexual assault at Madison East High School had...
Matthew DeFour & Ed Treleven, via a kind reader The 15-year-old boy arrested Thursday for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl at Madison East High School had been arrested four other...
View ArticleTeen Accused Of Sexual Assault At Madison’s East High School
Channel3000, via a kind reader’s email: A Madison East High School student has been arrested and charged on suspicion of sexually assaulting another student on school grounds this week. Madison police...
View ArticleCrimes Rattle Madison Schools
Susan Troller, via a kind reader’s email: It’s been a rough week in Madison schools, with the first degree sexual assault of a student in a stairwell at East High School and an alleged mugging at...
View ArticleMadison School District to shut access to East High stairwell where alleged...
Matthew DeFour The stairwell at East High School where an alleged sexual assault took place last week will soon be off limits to students except in emergencies, a Madison School District official said...
View ArticleMadison schools working with Metro to curb bad bus behavior
Matthew DeFour: Responding to safety concerns about bullying, fights and unruly behavior on student bus routes, Metro Transit is working with the Madison School District to impose sanctions against...
View ArticleNo More A’s for Good Behavior
Peg Tyre A few years ago, teachers at Ellis Middle School in Austin, Minn., might have said that their top students were easy to identify: they completed their homework and handed it in on time; were...
View ArticleSchools in Ciudad Juarez targeted by extortionists
Associated Press Authorities are beefing up security at schools in this border city after graffiti threatening attacks on students and teachers was scrawled on school grounds, state and local officials...
View ArticleThe Madison School District’s “Phoenix Program”: An “Alternative to Expulsion”
The Madison School District Administration On June 14, 2010, the Board was presented with a Document entitled Disciplinary Alternatives: Phoenix Program. That Document outlined the foundation for the...
View Article17-Year-Old Charged After Using Brass Knuckles In Fight at Madison West High...
Channel3000: A West High School student was arrested Tuesday afternoon after punching another student while wearing brass knuckles, according to the Madison Police Department. Police said the incident...
View ArticleHero Teacher Kept Kids Calm During School Siege in France
Mara Gay: A French nursery school teacher who kept kids calm while a sword-wielding teenager took their classroom hostage is being hailed as a hero today. French authorities say Nathalie Roffet kept...
View ArticleRaising school achievement isn’t enough – D.C. principals must also keep order
Jay Matthews Dunbar High School Principal Stephen Jackson was fired at the end of the last school year by the private management group in charge of the school but put back in the job last week by...
View ArticleNew program gives Madison students a chance to avoid expulsion
In past years the Madison School District might have expelled more than a dozen students in the first quarter. This year the number of expulsions in the first quarter — zero. The sharp reduction is...
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