SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A report of a weapon on the Grant Union High School campus turned out to be an airsoft gun, authorities say. The Twin Rivers Unified School District says the campus went on a precautionary lockdown on Thursday after a student reported to school officials what they thought was someone with a gun. READ MORE: West Campus High Students Walk Out In Support Of Black Vice Principal Who Resigned Over Claims Of Harassment School officials say police services were able to detain the student. READ MORE: 'When Is Enough': Some Woodland Parents Keep Children Home After Two Schools Receive Online Threats That student is now being accused of discharging the airsoft gun on campus. “Weapons of any kind are never allowed on school campuses, and there are serious consequences for students who are found in possession of a weapon,” the district said in a statement. MORE NEWS: 3 Farm Workers Dead After Vehicle Crashes Into Tree In Yolo County The incident remains … [Read more...] about Student With Airsoft Gun Prompted Lockdown At Grant Union High School
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Central Bucks School District Under Fire For Allegations Of Discriminating Policies Against LGBTQIA+ Students
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — A Bucks County school district is under fire after students allege unfair policies that discriminate against pro LGBTIQA+ students and faculty. In a statement posted on Central Bucks School District’s website, the superintendent himself acknowledged that “our schools are at the epicenter of the cultural and political divide happening nationally.” READ MORE: Delaware Valley Elected Officials React To Texas School Shooting: 'These Victims Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers' Last week, students reached out to Eyewitness News asking to help set the record straight on several key disputes. Central Bucks Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh defended the actions of his school district against allegations of discrimination against pro-LGBTIQA+ students and faculty. First, students allege a beloved Lenape Middle School teacher was suspended for helping a student upset over a new policy that prevents teachers from calling students by their preferred gender names. … [Read more...] about Central Bucks School District Under Fire For Allegations Of Discriminating Policies Against LGBTQIA+ Students
See Tacoma’s Best High Schools: U.S. News
0 Schools The annual ranking released by U.S. News and World Report evaluates schools based on graduation rates, academic performance and more. Charles Woodman , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply TACOMA, WA — General William H. Harrison Preparatory School has been listed as one of the top schools in all of Washington, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report, that makes it by far the highest-ranked school in Pierce County, but not the only one that U.S. News thought worthy of consideration. This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including hundreds in the Evergreen State. The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News. Families can also … [Read more...] about See Tacoma’s Best High Schools: U.S. News
A Memphis Neighborhood Rallies Around Its Troubled High School
0 Schools Community members are unhappy with a new district rule requiring teachers to reapply for their jobs in order to return next school year. Chalkbeat Tennessee , News Partner Posted Reply Chalkbeat Tennessee May 16, 2022 As the sun set one dreary Monday in late April, a group of about 15 activists, parents, teachers, and community members gathered in an old church building on N Graham Street, less than a block away from Kingsbury High School. The agenda: How to save a school and neighborhood they all love. The concerns they raised about Kingsbury were wide ranging — from a lack of communication with school administrators to escalating violence in the community and fears that the needs of the school's growing population of Spanish-speaking immigrants aren't being met. The catalyst of their meeting, though, was the late March announcement of what Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials call a "fresh … [Read more...] about A Memphis Neighborhood Rallies Around Its Troubled High School
Student At Coatesville Area Senior High School Stabbed 6 Times During Fight
COATESVILLE, Pa. (CBS) — A student is recovering after getting stabbed multiple times inside a high school in Chester County. The victim is fortunately expected to survive after undergoing surgery. His mother says her son is never stepping foot in Coatesville Area High School again. READ MORE: Delaware Valley Elected Officials React To Texas School Shooting: 'These Victims Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers' “You want your son to learn and this is what they have to deal with?” mother Jacquelyn Prouse said. Prouse says her 16-year-old son sophomore, Mickey Rayner, is recovering after being stabbed six times, including in his neck, shoulder, side and multiple times in the back. It happened Tuesday morning at Coatesville Area Senior High School. “When he called me from the phone, he was just screaming, ‘Mom,’ crying. He couldn’t even talk,” Prouse said. Coatesville Area School District Superintendent Dr. Rick Dunlap initially sent this message to parents: “We are … [Read more...] about Student At Coatesville Area Senior High School Stabbed 6 Times During Fight
Buffalo High School Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence
BUFFALO, Minn. (WCCO) – Across the country, students are turning their grief into action as part of a nationwide walkout to protest gun violence. Buffalo High School students walked out of their classrooms at 11 a.m. on Thursday. Buffalo students said that, after a shooter killed 21 people and injured 17 others at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, that they’re afraid a shooting could happen at their school too. “I’m 16. I shouldn’t have to worry about my life every single day I walk into the building, but I do and I’m sick of it,” said 10th grade student Olivia Telecky. “Every time you see a school shooting on the news you think, ‘is that going to be me next time?'” she added. “We talk a lot in school about future plans and stuff but honestly it’s hard to imagine having a future because sometimes I just think, ‘am I going to make it out of high school?'” Telecky says in terms of reform, she wants to see background checks implemented. “And then there are … [Read more...] about Buffalo High School Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence