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Every High School and Middle School in America is Getting a Copy of 'Lincoln' on DVD

Landon King — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:03:20 +0000

'Lincoln' isn't just a movie anymore: It's a part of your children's education. When the movie comes out on DVD, a copy will be shipped to every public and private high school and middle school in the United States.

Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:40:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting. Given her unusual affliction, her Cincinnati, Ohio, school district assigned her to high school, because older children don’t engender such extreme [...]

Mother Objects to Teen Daughter Being Spanked By Vice Principal

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:01:03 +0000

When 15-year-old Taylor Santos, a sophomore at Springtown High School in Texas was called in to be disciplined for allegedly letting another student copy her work, she was punished by having a two-day suspension. In a bizarre request, after the first day, Taylor asked if she could be paddled instead of missing another day of school. The teen called her mother, who also approved the request.

A Teacher Tells a High School Graduating Class Exactly What They Need to Hear: No One's Going to Hand Them Anything Because They're Not Special

Landon King — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:31:42 +0000

David McCullough Junior is an English teacher at Wellesley High School in Boston. Over the next few days some people are going to be OUTRAGED over what he did a few days ago at his school's graduation. Not us. We think he's a HERO.

Teachers at a Massachusetts High School Recorded Students Talking About the School Year and Pranked Them by Dancing in the Background

Landon King — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:49 +0000

A lot of students have pulled a lot of pranks on teachers over the years. But finally, some PAYBACK!

Pale and Proud: High School Senior Organizes 'No Tanning' Pledge [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:58:03 +0000

It’s not uncommon for some teens to sign abstinence pledges or pledges vowing not to drink and drive. But at one high school school in Massachusetts, students are promising to abstain from something else entirely: tanning beds.

The Prom Will Cost 33% More This Year: More Than $1,000 Per Kid!

Landon King — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:35:41 +0000

It's spring, which means the start of prom season...and if your kid wants to go, it'll cost you.