A school has confiscated an 8-year-old boy's birthday party invitations after they were handed out during class because it said it had a duty to ensure against discrimination.
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British student gets credit for expletive on exam
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A British high school student received credit for writing nothing but a two-word obscenity on an exam paper because the phrase expressed meaning and was spelled correctly.
Read more »Schoolboy hacker who upped his grades faces 38 years in jail
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It could be a long time before Omar Khan goes to college: as long as 38 years, according to Orange County prosecutors, who have arrested and charged the 18-year-old student with breaking into his prestigious high school and hacking into computers to change his test grades from Fs to As.
Read more »Student Tries to Commit Suicide During English Test
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A student that was doing one of the most feared national secondary school tests, tried to commit suicide by jumping out of the window of a second floor because the test, according to a local newspaper, was just “too hard”.
Read more »Report: Ohio teacher burned cross on kids' arms
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A public school teacher preached his Christian beliefs despite complaints by other teachers and administrators and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms, according to a report by independent investigators.
Read more »Cross-dressing students get own bathrooms at rural Thai school
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For teen boys who prefer to dress as girls at one rural high school in Thailand, taking a bathroom break no longer means choosing between "male" and "female" restrooms. There's now a "transvestite toilet."
Read more »Middle-aged male teacher fired after bizarre striptease in front of stunned class
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The secret of being a good teacher is said to be finding a way to get the children's attention. But stripping off in front of a class of unruly pupils is not one of the recommended techniques.
Read more »Student's perfect attendance results in new car
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Andria Baker has pretty much always been present. From the first day of kindergarten through her last day of high school, Baker somehow made it to school for every day of classes, despite colds and sports injuries. Why? If she kept it up, her father promised her a car.
Read more »Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
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Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.
Read more »Kids want teacher back despite nudity
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First-grade students and parents alike at Australia's Narraweena Primary School want their teacher back -- even if she did pose in the nude.
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