Two Des Plaines schools were put on lockdown on Tuesday when a man allegedly brandished a BB gun during an argument with high school students, authorities said. The man (a Des Plaines resident) parked his car near Plainfield Elementary around 3 p.m., police said. An argument broke out between him and some high school students, apparently leading him to go ... read more »

A Minnesota woman has been charged with making terroristic threats because she allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a high school and kill a teacher for attempting to break up a fight involving her daughter. The complaint said 28 year old Christina Parks attacked the teacher as he was restraining her daughter, hitting him several times ... read more »

A Connecticut teenager who is being bullied at school took to the popular video website YouTube to plead her case and ask for help. Alye Pollack, 13, remains silent in the video, using a series of cards to relay her heart wrenching message. “Hi, my name is Alye… I am bullied. Not a day has ... read more »

A school in Edgewater, Florida, is easing some of the measures put in place to reduce the risk from one student’s peanut allergy after parents took to the picket line in protest. Parents at the Edgewater Elementary Public School adamantly complained at what they thought were extreme steps the school was taking just to protect ... read more »

A Florida woman has been arrested because her daughter has skipped school too many times. The unidentified woman was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after her ninth-grade daughter had 59 unexcused absences. Alachua County’s school attendance review board then filed a petition. Alachua County Sheriff’s spokesman Art Forgey says it’s the ... read more »

A 4-year-old girl in The Village, Oklahoma (real creative with the name, there, townsfolk) was taken to the hospital after teachers thought she was acting intoxicated and smelled alcohol on her. Once the child is released from the hospital she will be put into custody of the Department of Human Services. No word on charges ... read more »

We remember one time when our oldest son was in preschool, we received a note home from the teacher saying, “Please don’t send money to school with the children, it can get lost and the coins pose a choking hazard for the younger kids.” Turns out he had picked up change lying around the house ... read more »

What the hell? Is this really the road we’re going down in this country? First, a Michigan legislator wants to issue teachers conceal and carry permits, now a teacher in Oregon who already has a permit has gone to court for her right to bring her gun into the classroom: The standoff between the teacher ... read more »