Elementary School Cafeteria Goes Vegetarian
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A New York City elementary school cafeteria is one of the first in the nation to go meatless.Students at P.S. 244, the Active Learning Elementary School, are being treated to eclectic fare, including black bean and c…
Parent Tardiness Lands Kindergarten Student in Detention
Courtesy Loeffler Family(SAN ANTONIO) — Brooke Loeffler, a 6-year-old kindergarten student, was put in detention after her parents dropped her off late to Olympia Elementary School in San Antonio for a third time.Brooke’s parents, Brad and Erika…
Why Men Don’t Teach Elementary School
Courtesy Philip Wiederspan(ALLENTOWN, N.J.) — When Philip Wiederspan began teaching first-grade at age 25, he was the only male, except for the gym teacher. His former New Jersey college friends would look at him in shock when they learned his profess…
Seattle Area Girl in Critical Condition After Classroom Shooting
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(SEATTLE) — A Seattle area third-grader is in critical condition Thursday after being shot in the abdomen when a gun went off in her classroom.Amina Bowman, 8, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after the gun discharge…
Entire Los Angeles Elementary School Staff Removed Amid Molestation Charges
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Amid allegations that two of its teachers committed lewd acts on students, a Los Angeles elementary school will be wiped clean of all of its staff while investigations into the accusations continue.Los Angeles …