Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore at Penn State, died after falling head first down a flight of basement stairs during a fraternity pledge night. As part of a hazing ritual, Piazza and other pledges were ordered to drink beer, wine, and vodka as fast as possible. Within an hour of…
Spotlight on Every Student Succeeds Act – Education Week
A year after the Every Student Succeeds Act became law, schools are preparing for its classroom debut. In this Spotlight, see how accountability rules are shifting under the new administration, how states are developing new indicators for assessing school quality, and how teacher evaluation may change under ESSA. View full…
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds School Search of Unattended Student Backpack
The state high court rules unanimously that a warrantless search of an unattended bag at school does not violate the Fourth Amendment. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
7th Circuit Appeals Court Rules for Transgender Student on Restroom Use
The court rules that barring the transgender student from using the boys’ restroom violates Title IX and the equal-protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc
Stats Revealed by AP Investigation of Student Sex Assaults – Education Week
As part of its project tracking student-on-student sexual assaults, The Associated Press analyzed a national database of crime information collected by the FBI. The data also contains demographic details not available from state education agencies. View full post on Education Week: Sexual Misconduct #pso #htcs #b4inc
For Principals, Student Sexting a Speeding ‘Freight Train,’ Full of Peril – Digital Education – Education Week
For school leaders, sexting means worries about cellphone searches, bullying prevention, child pornography laws, and difficult conversations with students and parents. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc
Student tips lead to sex trafficking arrest
It all started with a presentation on human trafficking at Shadow Hills High School in Indio. It was followed by a tip from not one, but two female students who said the same woman on Facebook, identified as Marlissa Garcia, had attempted to recruit them for prostitution. Recently-released court records…
Brownsville ISD teacher charged with improper relationship with student
A Brownsville ISD teacher was arrested Wednesday on a charge of improper relationship between an educator and student, a second-degree felony. Vicente Flores was placed on administrative leave by the school district on Feb. 15 pending the results of the ongoing investigation, according to Drue Brown, the district’s spokeswoman. Flores…
Student shows up at local high school with pellet gun
WACO, Texas (KWTX) A Midway High School student was arrested Tuesday morning after showing up with a pellet gun and making “a verbal threat in the presence of witnesses,” interim Principal Brent Merritt said in a letter to parents. The pellet gun was not loaded, Merritt said. “The student and…
Ex-English teacher, Brianne Altice, says she took advantage of students
The latest on a parole hearing for an ex-English teacher in prison for sexually abusing students A former Utah English teacher in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing three students says she now recognizes she took advantage of the teens’ attention as she dealt with self-esteem problems. A member…