Tag: Education issues
Spanish student sentenced in Greece over lockdown party
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Spanish exchange student in Greece has been given a suspended sentence and fined for violating lockdown measures and hosting a...
State police to probe deadly Virginia Beach police shooting
Virginia Beach police have turned over their investigation of an officer-involved shooting of a former college football player to Virginia State Police after the...
California woman sentenced for Catholic school bomb threats
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A California woman who threatened to bomb a Roman Catholic preparatory school for planning to publish same-sex wedding announcements was...
Indiana Republicans resolute for school voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program in the face of pushback...
3 students cited in theft of rare tree in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Police who were stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree in November from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum said...
Former teacher guilty of mailing white powder to schools
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters containing white powder to elementary schools where she previously worked as...
LSU coach accused of ignoring sexual harassment complaint
BATON ROUGE, La. — A 74-year-old woman told state lawmakers Friday that she spoke directly to Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron about...
Transgender student to receive $300K in discrimination suit
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's largest school district will pay $300,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit with a transgender student who was barred from using the...
No charges for Texas officer in killing of college student
DENTON, Texas — A grand jury has declined to indict a North Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of a college student who...
South Africa headmaster charged for sending boy into latrine
JOHANNESBURG —
A school headmaster in South Africa has been...