Student sitting in Long Island classroom grazed in head by bullet, suffers minor injuriesOctober 8th, 2009 Student grazed in head by bullet at NY high schoolSOUTHOLD, N.Y. — Authorities say a high school student sitting in a Long Island classroom was grazed in the head when a bullet went through a window.
Authorities: Student fatally stabbed at South Florida high school after breach of securitySeptember 15th, 2009 Police: Fla. student fatally stabbed at schoolCORAL GABLES, Fla.
California community mourns loss of Yale graduate student who excelled in high schoolSeptember 14th, 2009 Calif. community mourns loss of Yale grad studentPLACERVILLE, Calif. — The Yale graduate student whose body was found in a university medical lab was seen as a high-achiever in high school who knew early on that she wanted a career in medicine.
Suspect, 17, arrested for San Mateo school explosion that forced evacuation but no injuriesAugust 24th, 2009 Ex-student arrested in San Mateo school explosionSAN MATEO, Calif. — A 17-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he detonated an explosive at a California high school.
Kiss to release first album of new music in a decade exclusively through Wal-Mart, Sam's ClubAugust 17th, 2009 Kiss to release new album at Wal-Mart, Sam's ClubNEW YORK — Wal-Mart is being embraced with a Kiss. The veteran heavy metal group, Kiss, is joining a growing list of classic acts putting out new music through the world's largest retailer.
A war and 6 decades later, Greeley man finally awarded high school diploma at age 84July 9th, 2009 At 84, Greeley man gets high school diplomaGREELEY, Colo. — There's at least one guy with a new high school diploma who's not worrying about getting into college or finding a job.
Maine teacher apologizes for being groom in make-believe playground wedding with 4th graderJuly 7th, 2009 Maine teacher sorry for mock wedding to 4th graderPORTLAND, Maine — A fourth-grade teacher in Falmouth, Maine, has apologized for playing the groom in a mock wedding to a student. The Portland Press Herald reports that Paul Rosenblum agreed to participate after the girl proposed and his class at the Plummer-Motz School cajoled him.
15 eighth-graders denied diplomas for protesting teacher layoffs at LA graduation ceremonyJune 23rd, 2009 15 who protested LA teacher cuts denied diplomasLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles school district says 15 students were denied diplomas at their eighth-grade graduation because they protested impending teacher layoffs. The students at Liechty (LAY'-stee) Middle School in East Los Angeles turned their backs on school board President Monica Garcia during Thursday's ceremonies.
90-year-old Ill. woman who dropped out of school during Depression now has high school diplomaJune 7th, 2009 90-year-old Ill. woman gets high school diplomaCHICAGO — A 90-year-old suburban Chicago woman who dropped out of school to help her family during the Great Depression now has her high school diploma.
Ohio school district uncovers senior class cheating scandal, cancels graduationJune 5th, 2009 OH high school's graduation canceled over cheatingCENTERBURG, Ohio — An Ohio school district that canceled its graduation ceremony after a senior cheating scandal says it's investigating whether underclassmen also cheated. John Morgan, principal of Centerburg High School northeast of Columbus, says he learned Friday that students in other grades may also have received copies of tests in advance.
Ohio school district uncovers senior class cheating scheme, cancels graduationJune 5th, 2009 Ohio district catches cheaters, cancels graduationCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio school district says it uncovered a cheating scheme so pervasive that it had to cancel graduation ceremonies for its 60 seniors — but will still mail their diplomas. A senior at Centerburg High School accessed teachers' computers, found tests, printed them and distributed them to classmates, administrators said.
Reading, Pa., school withholds diplomas for all seniors after hackers change 29 grads' gradesJune 4th, 2009 Grade-change scam delays diplomas for Pa. studentsREADING, Pa.
Woman accused of growing marijuana plants in college dorm room in MaineMay 13th, 2009 College student charged with growing pot in dormUNITY, Maine — Police said a Unity College student who failed to do a thorough cleaning of her dorm room before leaving campus faces criminal charges after security guards found several marijuana plants growing there. The Waldo County Sheriff's Office said a 19-year-old was charged with cultivation, sale and use of marijuana.
Graduation 2 years later at Bluffton, OhioMay 4th, 2009 Graduation 2 years later at Bluffton, OhioGRADUATION DAY: Tim Berta was two months away from graduating at Bluffton University in Ohio when he was suffered serious head injuries in a 2007 bus accident that killed five baseball players. On Sunday, he got his diploma.
RI high school student hit and killed by school bus carrying students in suburban ProvidenceMay 1st, 2009 RI high school student hit, killed by school busWARWICK, R.I. — A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed Friday by a school bus carrying students on their way to a suburban Providence high school, the police said.
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