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Louisiana Man Arrested While Wearing A Tin Foil Helmet

Chris Reed — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:25:02 +0000

A Louisiana man, wearing a tin foil helmet, was arrested after he allegedly threatened to torch four Westbank schools. He says that he was wearing the tin foil on his head to prevent signals from entering into his head. Shane Kersey, 35, was arrested at a friend’s home in Lafitte by detectives after he left [...]

Northside High Student Arrested For Battery Of A Pregnant School Teacher

Bernadette Lee — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:49:46 +0000

The student told police he was trying to confront another student in the hall.

Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Letting Students Taste Her Blood

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:29:56 +0000

It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill show and tell. A kindergarten teacher from the Norwegian town of Sola has been fired because she let kids touch and taste her blood that she brought to school. The woman had brought in a blood sample taken earlier in the day and poured it out onto a plate for kids. [...]

School Suspends Boy, 7, For Biting Pastry in the Shape of a Gun

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:27:22 +0000

The issue over guns in our schools has taken on a very strange twist in one Maryland school. A second-grader at Park Elementary School in Baltimore was suspended for two days after his teacher claimed he saw the seven-year-old bite his breakfast pastry, i.e., Pop Tart into the shape of what appeared to be a [...]

Student Brings Knife to Lafayette Elementary School

Jeremy Lawrence — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:22:02 +0000

A student carried the knife, which had a 7" blade, to school in their book bag.

One Person In Custody After School Shooting In Taft, California

Chris Reed — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:38:05 +0000

One or more people may have been shot at Taft Union High School in California after a student fired shots on the campus. According to the Taft Independent, the suspected gunman, a student, has been taken into police custody. An injured student has been flown to Kern Medical Center. The shooting happened this morning, and [...]

6-Year-Old Maryland Student Suspended For Making A Gun Gesture At School [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:50:27 +0000

A 6-year-old student in Maryland was suspended for one day after he allegedly made a hand gesture resembling a gun and pointing his fingers at a fellow student and saying, “Pow.” Now his family is appealing the one-day suspension. The young boy is a student at Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md. [...]

Crocodile Infestation Gives Kids A Day Off From School

Mike Adams — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:45:05 +0000

Everyone loves a good snow day, but that’s nothing compared to a vicious onslaught of man-eating crocodiles. Earlier this week in southern Vietnam, kids were given a “crocodile day” by the Kim Dong school after dozens of these furious reptiles escaped a local farm and began crawling around the highly populated province of Ca Mau [...]

Mom Thrown In Jail for Allowing Kids To Miss School

Donald Deane — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:47:05 +0000

As any parent knows, getting multiple kids ready for school in the morning can be a real hassle. But before you decide to leave them to their own devices, consider this 34-year-old California mom who was sentenced to six months in jail for letting her kids skip too much school. Truancy ain't no joke!

A Cat Falls Through The Ceiling Of A Classroom [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:30:56 +0000

With school back in full-swing across Acadiana, and UL students about to return, imagine if you were in this classroom when a cat fell through the ceiling unannounced. Yes, a cat makes an impromptu visit, but enters the classroom in an unorthodox fashion. Watch what happened when one instructor was in front of the class [...]

Morning Buzz: Our Listeners 5 Most Embarrassing School Moments

Sam Stokes — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:04 +0000

Today, in honor of the start of school we asked our listeners and Facebook friends to share their most embarrassing moment they had while in school.

Parents Around Acadiana Send Their Kids Back-To-School [PHOTOS]

Chris Reed — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:05:19 +0000

It’s that time of year again…Back-to-School. Yup, summer vacations are winding down and schools are re-opening their doors to kids from all around Acadiana. And with a new school year comes cute photos of kids leaving for their first day of schoolI noticed this week that my Facebook and Twitter feeds were filled with photos [...]

What Are the Top Party Schools in America?

Mike Adams — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:35:28 +0000

With amateur boozehounds, junkies and derelicts of all shapes and sizes now flocking to makeshift dormitory brothels on the campuses of some of the finest facilities of higher education across the United States, we thought the time was right to unleash the list of the 2012 top party schools in America.

Are 'Street Smarts' More Important Than Book Smarts? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:36:48 +0000

While receiving a formal education is the recommended path to success in the United States, plenty of people have made comfortable lives for themselves by relying on the skills they were able to acquire outside a classroom setting. So does this mean “street smarts” are as important as “book smarts?” According to a Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 adults, [...]

Louisiana School Forcing Students Suspected of Being Pregnant to Take Tests — Is It Fair? [POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:16:45 +0000

If the administration at the Delhi Charter School in Delhi, Louisiana suspects a student of being pregnant, they are forcing the girls to take pregnancy tests. The public school’s policy dictates that if a student refuses to take the test at a doctor of the school’s choice or is found to be pregnant, she will [...]

Mom Busted for Hacking Into School Computers to Change Kids' Grades

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:17:52 +0000

Helping your kids with their homework is one thing. Breaking into the school’s computer systems to change your kids’ grades is something else entirely — but that’s what a mom in Pennsylvania is accused of doing.

Students Watch Sex Tape At Graduation Ceremony

Brad Striker — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:02:54 +0000

If you're a Danish high school student, you have a lot to look forward to like graduation, senior trip, and just maybe a little porno flick in front of your parents. O.k., maybe your only looking forward to a few things, you wouldn't want to watch a romantic movie in front of your family right?

10 Reasons Why Life In Middle School Was Better Than Life In The Real World

Sam Stokes — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:13:32 +0000

Middle School. That sweet moment of beautiful clarity before hormones came along and messed everything up. When stickers were awesome and the Disney Channel was the best thing on TV. The good old days before real responsibility when your biggest fear in life was not being invited to someone's birthday party. If you miss those middle school [...]

The Top-5 Things You Are Most Likely To Do After Finals [LIST]

Chris Reed — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:19:24 +0000

Finals are winding down, or may be over for you! Congrats! 5 Things to do after Finals....

Teenager Sues Classmates For Allegedly Bullying Her On Facebook [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:55:21 +0000

Its a story that has become all too familiar these days...kids being bullied by their own peers. We see it and hear about it on a daily basis in the mainstream media, yet for some reason cases of bullying continue to arise. The latest case seems to have come out of Palmer Middle School in Kennesaw, Georgia. This time the case involved a FAKE facebook account that was suppose to be that of 14-year-old Alex Boston.