Public Education
Kentucky middle school teacher arrested on rape, child porn chargesA former Kentucky middle school teacher has been arrested on several charges, including third-degree rape and possession of child pornography. Brian W. Bailey, 54, was working as a… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts high school asks for National Guard to combat violenceCommittee members at a Massachusetts high school want the National Guard to help combat violence at the school, as a new “equity” law interferes with student discipline. The… Read More
Public Education
18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his… Read More
Public Education
Don’t ‘sweep it under the rug’: Students walk out over safety concerns at Michigan high schoolDozens of Michigan students walked out of class Wednesday over safety concerns and frustration following revelations the school reenrolled a student who sexually assaulted another student. The walkout… Read More
Public Education
Teachers assaulted by students daily in Nashville public schoolsTeachers and staff assaults in Nashville are so egregious that some teachers don’t bother to discipline students. Others are simply quitting. In the previous school year, nearly 350… Read More
Government
Bill allowing concealed carry-on school grounds advances in South Dakota SenateA South Dakota Senate committee approved a school safety bill that would permit the concealed carry of firearms on school grounds under certain conditions. Sponsored by Sen. Brent… Read More
Government
Washington bill would restrict teachers from taking certain restraining measures against violent studentsThe Washington state Legislature is considering a bill that would limit the measures public school teachers can take to subdue unruly or violent students. Read More
Public Education
Kentucky House passes sexual abuse transparency act to protect students; bill now moves to SenateThe Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 275, which aims at preventing school districts from keeping a teacher’s sexual misconduct secret or willfully… Read More
Public Education
Mother raises alarm as her daughter’s convicted rapist returns to Maryland Public SchoolsA convicted rapist was quietly enrolled in a Maryland public school, the victim’s mother warns other parents in the area. According to court documents, the 15-year-old boy was… Read More
Public Education
FBI: Schools were third most common location for hate crimes in 2018-2022A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that schools, colleges, and universities have become the third most common location for hate… Read More
Public Education
Report: Crime and violence in North Carolina public schools surge by 18% in one year, while dropouts decreaseActs of crime and violence grew by 18.1% in North Carolina’s public schools during the 2022-23 school year. According to the last consolidated data… Read More
Crime
In-N-Out announces first restaurant closure ever, citing Oakland crime(The Center Square) – In-N-Out Burger announced it is closing its profitable Oakland location in its first-ever permanent store closure, due to unrelenting crime and violence against customers and… Read More
Courts
4 Vegas teens charged as adults in beating death of fellow student over ‘vaping’ products, headphonesFour Las Vegas high school students are being charged as adults in the beating death of a fellow student, a crime apparently triggered by a dispute over vaping paraphernalia… Read More
Courts
School board member and his brother arrested on felony child porn chargesThe vice president of a North Dakota school board has been arrested and charged with five felony counts for possessing prohibited content involving minors. Joel Opp, the vice… Read More
Public Education
Ohio teacher required ‘major brain surgery’ after being assaulted by a student, who may have been under the influence of drugsA 16-year-old student was arrested in Ohio after his alleged assault on a teacher left her suffering from a traumatic brain injury. After an… Read More
Public Education
Oregon parents try to oust superintendent over school violence in ‘restorative justice’ failParents outraged by a rising tide of violence in an Oregon school district are calling on the superintendent to resign. Over the past several months, the Tigard-Tualatin School… Read More
Illegal Immigration
State coalition: Expanded migrant parole policy leads to increased crime in Chicago(The Center Square) – Increased crime in Chicago being committed by Venezuelans primarily in the U.S. illegally is the result of an expanded parole policy implemented by the Biden… Read More
Crime, Kansas City
‘Drowning in crime’: Beleaguered Kansas City CEO speaks out about downtown crime, homelessnessExploding crime and homelessness has at least one Kansas City CEO eyeing a move to the suburbs – and issuing a cry for help – even as the Royals… Read More
Public Education
Clean Sweep: Every leader involved in botched response to Loudoun girls’ room rape is now gone(Daily Signal) – A reckoning has come for Virginia’s Loudoun County, where the school board had a father arrested after he demanded answers regarding the rape of his daughter… Read More
Public Education
Yet another MCPS teacher arrested for sexually assaulting a studentA former Maryland teacher was charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a middle school student in 2015, one of dozens of employees in the same district arrested for such crimes… Read More