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Mom Forces Stepdaughter to Wear Thrift Store Clothes for Being a Bully

Donald Deane — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:58 +0000

We've seen parents use unique methods to punish kids in the past -- through Facebook and by making them carry signs on busy streets, for example. But a Utah woman punished her stepdaughter in the most creative way yet by forcing her to wear ill-fitting thrift store clothing for being a bully.

7-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Pencil Like a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:31:52 +0000

The debate over guns in schools has taken a turn for the unusual. A second grade student at Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia named Christopher Marshall was suspended for two days last week after he and a classmate pointed pencils at each other and made machine gun-like noises. Christopher’s mother, Wendy, said her son’s [...]

High School Baseball Team Lifts Up Car to Save Trapped Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:50 +0000

If the Valley High School baseball team in Sacramento, California is as clutch on the field as it is off of it, it may very well win a championship. After a woman accidentally hit and backed over her teenage daughter, several players on the team ran to the scene and saved the day by lifting [...]

Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but. Instead, the pastor of Secunda Highveld Christian School described the married couple’s relationship as “problematic” and demanded that they divorce or their son, who’s now [...]

Second Grade Teacher Allegedly Taped Students' Mouths Shut

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:56:17 +0000

Sure, kids can be a handful sometimes, but a second grade teacher in Colorado may have taken things too far when she allegedly taped the mouths of 28 students shut because they were being noisy.

Girl, 13, Suspended for Bringing Butter Knife to Cut Fruit at Lunch

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:49:29 +0000

A butter knife is causing some major controversy in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Yes, a butter knife. Morgan LaPlaume, a 13-year-old student at Wamsutta Middle School, has been suspended for bringing in a butter knife to help her cut fruit that she can’t eat whole because of her braces. Morgan was eating the fruit recently when the [...]

Ilion Schools Lockdown Has Ended [UPDATE]

Kristine Bellino — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:22:02 +0000

UPDATE: 03/25/2013 11:44am The lockdown has ended. UPDATE 03/25/2013 1:18pm: According to a statement released by Ilion Police threatening messages posted to a Facebook account prompted calls indicating that a lockdown of Ilion schools was in order. The messages were posted using a cellular telephone that had been lost and apparently found by [...]

Girl, 12, Makes Waves By Showing Up to School with $20,000 in Cash

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:13:47 +0000

They say you’ll have more earning power if you stay in school. Never has that theory been proven more than it was this week in Taylor, Michigan. An unidentified 12-year-old girl showed up to school with $20,000 in cash in her backpack. She reportedly got it from another child who lives across the street from [...]

Continuing Coverage Of The Herkimer Shooting Incident: New Videos And Interviews After Kurt Myers Was Shot Dead By Police [UPDATES + EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

Kristine Bellino — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:24:11 +0000

**NOTE** This story is being constantly updated. (The last update was 19 March 2013.) Please see below for the latest information. [button href="http://wibx950.com/listen-live/" title="LISTEN LIVE TO COVERAGE" align="center"] [button href="http://wibx950.com/herkimer-residents-react-to-kurt-myers-incident/" title="Herkimer's Reaction To The Incident" align="center"] Herkimer, Mohawk, and Utica schools are on modified lockdown at this hour. The move is said to be precautionary [...]

Bizarre New Rule Bans Kids from Blowing Out Birthday Candles in School

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:36:36 +0000

Australia has decided to blow out the candles on a birthday tradition. The country’s National Health and Medical Research Council has instituted new rules declaring children can no longer blow out the candles on birthday cakes in school. And it’s all in the name of good health, since officials have determined blowing out candles is [...]

Colorado Students Serve Classmates Pot Brownies as Prank

Emerald Catron — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:01:24 +0000

Just because it's legal to do it on your own time in Colorado, doesn't mean you can drug your whole class. Two University of Colorado students in Boulder thought it would be funny to bring pot brownies to a morning class to share. Then a bunch of people who ate them had freak-

outs. Suddenly it was not so fun.

Russian Kids Find Lion Cub, Naturally Bring It to School

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:39:55 +0000

Here in the United States, a kid might spot a turtle during their walk to school. And if he or she is the curious sort, they might pick it up and bring it in for show-and-tell.

Things are little different in Russia, where apparently lions roam free. School children in a Southern Russian village ran into one of these beasts -- a cub -- and brought the furball in to their teacher.

Five States Set to Expand Classroom Hours by 300 Hours

Mike Adams — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance. Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee will take part in a three-year pilot program devised to make the American school system more competitive. [...]

Bullying Can Lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Mike Adams — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:37:18 +0000

Bullying does not have to result in suicide for it to have serious, long-term effects. A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Psychology discovered that nearly 33 percent of all bullying victims suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Parents Get All Bent Out of Shape Over School's Yoga Program, Cite Religious Objection

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:54:04 +0000

Over the last couple decades, yoga has gone from being thought of as a mystical ancient Indian discipline to a mainstream exercise practiced the world over.

In fact, all students in the Encinitas Union School District, which is in the San Diego area, now do yoga twice a week as part of their physical education curriculum. But this isn't sitting well with some parents, who are worried that the Hindu philosophy on which yoga is based is seeping into these lessons.

Heated Debate Erupts on Facebook Following Herkimer County School Merger Vote

Eric Meier — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:29:53 +0000

And then there were two. Voters in the Herkimer School District followed a path first blazed by those in Frankfort by defeating a measure that would merge school districts in The Valley. In a vote conducted today that involved the districts of Ilion, Mohawk and Herkimer, voters in Herkimer blocked the proposed three district merger.

Herkimer, Ilion, Mohawk Residents Vote On Merger, Polls Open At Noon

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:11:34 +0000

Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - Do residents of the Ilion, Mohawk, and Herkimer School Districts have the urge to merge? We will find out tonight as residents vote on uniting the three districts. Polls are open today from 12:00noon until 8:00pm. Residents must vote in their own districts. A request by Mohawk resident Dan Monohan to stop [...]

Mohawk Valley Counselors Association's Annual "College Night" Happening Tonight

Davey Jones — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:56:33 +0000

Do you know someone looking to go back to school and grab their degree? Well prospective college students are invited to visit over 120 colleges at the Mohawk Valley Counselors Association’s annual “College Night” tonight. The event runs from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Harold T. Clark Jr. Athletic Center on the Utica College Campus. The best part: [...]

New Research Reveals Overweight Teens Get Bad Grades

Mike Adams — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:30:19 +0000

There are many dangers that can come from being an overweight or obese teenager, including the risk of developing chronic conditions like heart disease, Type-2 diabetes and stroke.

However, new research indicates that teens suffering from obesity might be at risk for acquiring more than just poor health, but lower school grades as well.

100-Year-Old Driver Hits 11 People Near Los Angeles Elementary School [VIDEO, POLL]

Don Deane — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:10:55 +0000

Main Street Elementary School in South Los Angeles was a scene of confusion and mayhem Wednesday when a 100-year-old driver backed his car onto a sidewalk and injured nine children and two adults at the end of the school day. According to witnesses, a Cadillac driven by Preston Carter jumped a curb near the school [...]