Schools

Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players in a stunt that “went way beyond hazing,” prosecutors said this week.

A New Jersey school received a mysterious package that contained its library’s copy of “Jumanji” that had been checked out in May 1982.

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law. The electric buses would replace diesel-burning buses that are particularly unhealthy for the children who ride them. The buses would also would save districts on fuel costs....

A proposal to prevent Florida students from using cellphones and other wireless devices during the school day, not just during instructional time, is headed to the full House. The Education & Employment Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the proposal (HB 949), which also would require school districts to designate areas where students may use devices. Bill sponsor Demi Busatta, R-Coral…

A small high school in North Carolina was surprised by its band director with the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition.

A 12-year-old student was arrested Thursday in Southwest Florida after authorities said they found a manifesto detailing his plans to bomb his school. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said the boy’s classmates at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts saw him creating “concerning drawings,” NBC affiliate WFLA reported.  One of those drawings allegedly included a map of the school...

TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

NBC6’s Julia Bagg reports on the efforts to catch speeding drivers in school zones.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

We checked in with Broward County Public Schools to see how its restrictive cellphone ban is faring. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Police responded to a shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

Palm Beach County School Board member Matthew Lane told NBC affiliate WPTV that the school district has seen 661 vaping incidents so far this year.

Three Palm Beach County schools have now installed vape detectors in their bathrooms to try to crack down on the habit.