An Iowa tot who was denied service at a daycare due to her tree nut allergy is required to be cared for at that daycare under an Iowa appeals court ruling on Wednesday which declared the youngster’s allergy a disability. The ruling came from a lawsuit filed by Shannon Knudson, the allergy sufferer’s mother, against ... read more »

An 11-year old Kearns, Utah, boy was taken into custody after a teacher at West Kearns Elementary School was alerted about a gun the boy reportedly brought to school. Although the boy allegedly waved the .22 caliber handgun around to other students, a Granite School District spokesperson, Ben Horsely, told the AFP that the boy ... read more »

The Associated Press has found that parents who send their children to private schools in California are more than twice as likely to opt out of recommended vaccinations than those whose children go to public school. This percentage increased by 10% last year despite the increase in whooping cough cases, which is at its highest ... read more »

Some Chicago neighborhood are so rough and crime ridden that students fear leaving the secure confines of their school at dismissal time to go home for the day. Waiting for the bus on the corner of some city schools fills students with anxiety and stress as the conditions leave them vulnerable to drive by shootings, ... read more »

Quincy Benton, a 40-year-old substitute teacher is currently facing multiple felony charges after being arrested by the FBI. Benton was arrested on Putnam City school grounds in Oklahoma City in connection with a 2010 bank robbery. Benton worked a total of 80 days teaching as a substitute at Putnam City Schools.  According to Steve Lindley, a spokesman for the Putman City School ... read more »

This week the children of Redwood Heights Elementary School of Oakland, California were introduced to gender diversity using examples of gender variety in nature. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the lessons included descriptions of animals such as the transgendered clownfish and all female gecko groups. The lesson was devised by the Gender Spectrum trainer, Joel Baum, ... read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the discovery of more than 30 suspicious letters which were sent to schools in Washington, D.C. At least 29 suspicious letters containing a white powdery substance were mailed to schools in the District of Columbia on Thursday, while at least 2 more ... read more »

After hearing countless times that the parents don’t respect their kids’ teachers enough, Dr. Bill Maxwell, the new Wales, UK chief inspector of schools, tells the teachers that they shouldn’t take “respect for granted and must ensure good communication with families.” What a novel idea! [Dr. Maxwell] warned that Wales was in danger of losing ... read more »