Angry students and parents are demanding their California school district take action after eight high schoolers allegedly posted a photo on social media of themselves topless sporting painted swastikas on their chests.
Wheatland Union High School, where the group reportedly attends, has launched an investigation into the photo and other inappropriate social media posts made by students.
‘I want to make very clear that our district seeks to educate our students in an environment of respect for each other, for our community and humankind,’ Superintendent Nicole Newman wrote in a press release, noting she cannot comment on the photograph due to the ongoing investigation. Read More...
A man and a woman in Mississippi have been charged with child abuse — and the man with first degree murder — after a 2-year-old boy died of blunt force trauma earlier this week.
The child and another boy who was 2-months-old were under the care of Demeatrice Ashley, 22, who was the father of the younger child, when the Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an unresponsive child on Monday. Read More...
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to overhaul the Gifted and Talented program in city elementary schools might be short lived.
A spokesman for the city’s presumptive next mayor, Democratic nominee Eric Adams, declined to say Saturday whether Adams, if elected, would overhaul any changes de Blasio makes to the program.
But rep Evan Thies emphasized the Brooklyn borough president “has said consistently he would keep the G and T test and provide more resources, classes and support to lower-income students to ensure fairer outcomes,” adding his “position hasn’t changed. Read More...
