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Middletown High School Closed After Student Brawl Breaks Out Middletown High School Closed After Student Brawl Breaks Out
Middletown High School Closed After Student Brawl Breaks Out A physical altercation involving students has resulted in the closure of a high school in the Hudson Valley. In Orange County, Middletown High School will be closed on Friday, Nov. 17 following the fight on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 16. The closure for grades 9-12 only. All K-8 campuses will be open. There will be no after-school or evening activities on Friday for grades 9-12. Creeden said in a statement to the community that Superintendent of Schools Amy Creeden said in a statement to the community: "The high school closure is being implemented out of an abundance of caution an…
Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal
Fight Clubs Complete With Brackets, Betting Organized By Chantilly Middle Schoolers: Principal Fight clubs hosted and filmed by students at one Loudoun County middle school have become the center of an investigation. Students at Lunsford Middle School in Chantilly have formed elaborate fight clubs some with brackets, betting, and challenges, Principal Carrie Simms said in a letter to parents. Further troubling is that some parents seem to be aware and are hosting the fights in their garages and basements, the principal said. "Violent behavior, fighting, and its promotion on social media have no place in our school community," Simms said. "We cannot tell you how to parent,…
Student Subdued After Striking Officer During Pot Bust At Charles County Middle School Student Subdued After Striking Officer During Pot Bust At Charles County Middle School
Student Subdued After Striking Officer During Pot Bust At Charles County Middle School A School Resource Officer assigned to a Charles County middle school had to go to extreme measures to subdue an unruly student who was busted with weed on Monday morning. Administrators at the John Hanson Middle School were advised early on Monday, May 1 that a student was in possession of suspected cannabis, prompting further investigation that led to a wild scene. When confronted by officials, the student reportedly became aggressive with school employees and the School Resource Officer assigned to the building, refusing to follow their commands. As additional officers arrived at the s…
Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say
Rumored School Shooting Threat By Garfield Boy, 7, Unfounded, Police Say Garfield police put an end to what they said are false rumors surrounding an incident involving a second-grader in town. One involved a claim that a teacher was "attacked" by a student at the Christopher Columbus School No. 8 -- which police Capt. Mario Pozo said is false. Another wrongly contends that the same student -- a 7-year-old boy -- threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot any anyone who isn't Hispanic. This also isn't true, Pozo said. There was a report of an "inappropriate comment" the student made "during a dispute with another student," the captain said. "That statement…
Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response
Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response Montgomery County School officials are praising the student body community after a successful transition to implementing safer practices and plans during athletic events. The change comes as an effort to promote positive and good-spirited athletic events for both spectators and students throughout the community and to decrease conflict, states Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight.  " Our students called on their peers to uphold good sportsmanship and a respectful environment; staff, parents and volunteers modeled positive behavior and everyone enjoyed a sa…
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro
Landon School 'Deeply Concerned' By Video Of Boys Singing Song With Racial Slur On Metro Officials at an all-boys Maryland prep school have issued a statement in response to a video that shows a group of them singing a song containing a racial slur on the Metro this week. The video posted last Thursday, Sept. 1 to various DCHomos social platforms shows the group of white males wearing Landon School apparel singing the lyrics to Freestyle by Lil Baby. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The DCHomos (@dchomos) "We are deeply concerned by the video showing a group of Landon students’ behavior on the DC Metro," the Bethesda…
Gourdine Student Brings Gun To School Prompting Lockdown: Police Gourdine Student Brings Gun To School Prompting Lockdown: Police
Gourdine Student Brings Gun To School Prompting Lockdown: Police A Fort Washington Middle School was placed on lockdown when a student brought a gun to school on Tuesday, June 21, authorities said. The Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School student, 13, showed the non-serialized ghost gun to a peer who reported it around 8:15 a.m., Prince George's Count Police said. The gun was recovered from the student's waistband. Charges were pending. The weapon was recovered and no injuries were reported. The incident is currently under investigation.
New Brunswick High School Student Charged With Posting Social Media Threats: Superintendent New Brunswick High School Student Charged With Posting Social Media Threats: Superintendent
New Brunswick High School Student Charged With Posting Social Media Threats: Superintendent A 14-year-old student from New Brunswick High School has been charged with posting threatening messages on the Internet, authorities said. "On behalf of the school district, I want to thank our public safety community for their partnership, support, and diligence in this matter," Superintendent Aubrey A. Johnson wrote in a Wednesday letter to the school community.  Word of the threats and an active police investigation was initially announced by Johnson on Monday: Dr. Aubrey Johnson issued an alert about an online threat Monday.New Brunswick School District "While the apprehension of a…
North Jersey HS Principal Addresses Recent Slew Of Hateful Comments Made By Students North Jersey HS Principal Addresses Recent Slew Of Hateful Comments Made By Students
North Jersey HS Principal Addresses Recent Slew Of Hateful Comments Made By Students A North Jersey high school principal has issued a letter to parents addressing a recent slew of “homophobic, transphobic, anti-Semitic, and racist” comments that were made by its student community. While administrators did not disclose specific details or comments, Jonathan L. Tallamy, Principal of High Point Regional High School in Sussex, cited a number of “very serious student reports” in a letter sent to the High Point community this week. “Similar to our larger world, nation and state, High Point is currently facing profoundly difficult challenges that are having an impact on our schoo…
Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say
Sexual Images Found On Big Spring HS Student's Laptop, State Police Say Big Spring High School officials called police to investigate sexual images found on a laptop, according to Pennsylvania State Police. PSP were called to the Newville area school for a report of “sexually explicit images found on a school laptop used by a student,” at 2 p.m on April 22 as stated in a release by police. The school was at the center of another sexual images investigation in 2015 for a student sexting ring, leading to 20 to 25 mobile devices being seized from students, according to police. The sexting investigation at Big Spring High School only closed due to difficulty gain…
COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party COVID-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party
Covid-19: University Puts 13,000 Students On Lock-Down Following 'Massive' Frat Party More than 13,000 students will be in self-sequester for the next two weeks following an outbreak of COVID-19 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As of Sunday, Feb. 7, the UMass Amherst campus had 398 active COVID-19 cases - nearly 300 of which were reported, Feb. 2-4.  On Sunday, UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy sent a campus-wide email announcing the self-lockdown. He said that the flagship is now considered “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19 and that the rise in infections is likely due to undergrads. “Contract tracing indicates that transmission of the virus is especi…
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Norwalk School Promotes Kindness Norwalk School Promotes Kindness
Norwalk School Promotes Kindness Kindness builds character and plays an important part in school curricula across Fairfield County where one has gotten national notice for the focus. Tracey Magnet School has been honored as both a state and national School of Character. Character.org in May designated 88 schools and 3 districts in 24 states as National Schools of Character as well as 1 school as a China School of Character for 2019. Tracey Magnet School is the only school in Connecticut to receive the designation. The annual program certifies schools and districts at the state and national level that demonstrate a de…
Spitting Incident Not Racially Motivated, School Principal Says Spitting Incident Not Racially Motivated, School Principal Says
Spitting Incident Not Racially Motivated, School Principal Says A group of students in a Fairfield County school were thrown out of the Smithsonian’s African American History Museum in Washington, D.C. after a white student spit on a black visitor. A student from the Shelton Intermediate School reportedly spit over a balcony during a visit on Friday, Oct. 11, hitting an African American visitor below. The incident is not believed to be racially motivated, according to school officials. Shelton Schools Superintendent Chris Clouet issued a public apology after the group of students was kicked out of the museum during their annual trip. 
“A student, a whi…