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Most Ark. schools opting out of campus gun law

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:16 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - A new Arkansas law that leaves the decision on whether to allow faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus up to colleges and universities isn't finding any takers so far among the state's higher education institutions.

Zachary to farm out expelled students

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:27 -0400

ZACHARY, Louisiana - The Zachary Community School Board will hire a private academy to provide programs for middle- and high-school students who are expelled from their regular schools.

Special officers tempting school security option

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:55 -0400

HACKENSACK, New Jersey - They get a little more than half the training of regular police officers, typically work part time for $15 to $20 an hour without benefits, and carry guns - and they might be patrolling the hallways of some North Jersey schools by the fall.

Analysis: Missouri GOP success in eye of beholder

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:41:03 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Success. That desirable word can have different meanings to different people.

Ala. bond issues pending on Legislature's last day

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:50 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Alabama Legislature could authorize the borrowing of $280 million through state bond issues Monday to finance everything from more secure school entrances to electronic tablets for students.

Ala. video highlights dropout prevention efforts

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:20 -0400

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - At the end of a movie, it's rare to see an entire audience sticking around in the darkened theater to watch the credits. Stranger still - hearing the crowd cheer and applaud as the names of the cast and crew appear on the screen.

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:03 -0400

MINEOLA, New York - A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.

Firm criticized in Fairbanks bus safety report

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:16:18 -0400

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The company responsible for busing children to school in Fairbanks had a lax approach to safety before employees came forward with complaints, according to review done on behalf of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

Students suspected in vandalism at Wayne High

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:17:04 -0400

WAYNE, West Virginia - Wayne County's Board of Education will meet to consider disciplining students suspected of vandalizing a high school.

Michigan lawmaker backs anti-cyber-bullying bill

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:05:04 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A Democratic Michigan lawmaker is backing an effort aimed at preventing cyber-bullying in schools.

Child accused of firing BB gun at school bus

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:27 -0400

FAIRBURN, Georgia - A Fairburn child has been accused of shooting a BB gun at a school bus south of Atlanta.

Arizona teacher accused of sexual misconduct

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:49:17 -0400

ORO VALLEY, Arizona - A teacher at Ironwood Ridge High School is being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student.

ECSU head resigns amid probes of campus crimes

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:41 -0400

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - Elizabeth City State University's top administrator resigned Friday as investigators looked into the school's failure to report campus crimes as federal law requires and into alleged witness intimidation by the university's police department.

School locked down while fire crews fight flames

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:27 -0400

CASTAIC, California - Firefighters worked swiftly to steer a 40-acre brushfire away from an elementary school moments before school was set to let out for the day.

Task force looking at Wyo. school security issues

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:33 -0400

CASPER, Wyoming - A task force studying Wyoming school security is focusing on police officers in schools, security vulnerabilities and training for police and educators.

W.Va. county's school chief must OK speeches

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:43:45 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - The head of Kanawha County schools will now have to sign off on certain assemblies following a debacle over an abstinence speech an area high school.

OR attorney general opposes Kinkel appeal

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:14:07 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - Oregon's attorney general's office is opposing an appeal from Kip Kinkel who killed his parents and two high school students in 1998 in Springfield.

Woman arrested in NW Missouri school assault

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:58:04 -0400

CHULA, Missouri - Police say they arrested a northwest Missouri woman after she allegedly threatened to hit a school principal and made death threats during a dispute at a school.

NJ teacher suspended after she claims sex assault

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:16:16 -0400

TOMS RIVER, New Jersey - Officials have suspended a New Jersey teacher with pay after she said she was the victim of a sexual assault.

Clinton teen faces school bomb threat charge

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:41:06 -0400

CLINTON, Mississippi - An 18-year-old student at the Clinton district's Alternative School has been charged in one of the three bomb threats that have been phoned in to Clinton High since last Friday.

Long Island teacher's aide arrested

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:37:21 -0400

ALBERTSON, New York - A Long Island teacher's aide who worked with students with physical disabilities is accused of engaging in an inappropriate relationship with one of her students.

ACLU backs students in Calif. 'twerking' video

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:38:04 -0400

SAN DIEGO - The American Civil Liberties Union is urging a San Diego-area high school principal to reconsider harsh punishments given to 31 students for making an on-campus video featuring suggestive "twerking" dance moves.

Student detained in Calif college threats case

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:44:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A student was being questioned Thursday in connection with threatening phone calls that prompted the closure of two Los Angeles-area colleges.

Advocacy group, Newtown families criticize Ayotte

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:28 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Two men who lost relatives in last year's shooting at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school urged New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Thursday to change her position on a gun control measure that would expand background checks.

Bill promotes violence-awareness in Calif. schools

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:50 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The state Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would require education officials to create lesson plans about violence in American culture - the Legislature's latest reaction to mass shootings last year elsewhere in the nation.