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Family goes to great lengths to avoid vaccinating three young children

Gretchen H. Thompson told Syracuse.com that this coming school year, her three youngest children would not be attending school in New York due to a recent change in religious exemption from school vaccinations. “I’m not ...

7th grader donates $15,000 in livestock premiums to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

On Saturday, Western Reserve Schools, a school district in Ohio, shared that one of their students made a substantial donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Diesel Pippert chose to donate his livestock premiums, which ...

Mom drops the kids off for first day of school and heads to Disney World by herself

A few years ago Lisa DiNoto, a mother of two, got a fresh new start. A Harvard Law School grad, she writes that she was a “slave to big law” until 2016, when she set out ...

Beloved bus driver killed in accident on first day of school–she was set to retire at the end of the school year

On Monday, Cynthia Gibson, a bus driver for the county for 30 years, was involved in an accident on her way to work. According to reports, Cynthia, who was known as Ms. Cherry, crashed into a ...

First grade teacher uses her wedding registry to collect school supplies for kids in need

Kelli Cameron is a first grade teacher at Roland Park K-8 in Tampa, Florida, who is deeply dedicated to her job and her students. “I call my class my family, and I’m sure a lot ...

Day care worker charged after 4 toddlers’ legs broken

When four toddlers suffered broken legs on the same day at the same daycare center in Florida, authorities acted immediately. According to the arrest report, all four young boys babies (between the ages of 13 and ...

Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter found dead

Saoirse Kennedy cause of death Saoirse Kennedy Hill was at the compound (where her grandmother Ethel Kennedy lives) when first responders were called on Thursday afternoon, the New York Times reports. When emergency personnel arrived ...

He left high school to fight in Vietnam—now this 78-year-old vet finally gets his diploma

Floyd Covey, now 78, was drafted into the Vietnam as a young man—so young that he didn’t even get a chance to finish high school before heading overseas. Covey fought in the Army during the ...

Virginia school district adopts new dress code that doesn’t single out girls

Recently, the Roanoke County School Board in Roanoke, Virginia approved a new dress code. Rather than a policy that more often than not punishes girls, the new code holds everyone to the same standards. “The ...

Update: Pregnant dog who was shot 17 times and had ear cut off has qualified as therapy dog

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Maggie the Wonder Dog (@maggiethewunderdog) Fortunately, Maggie’s story was far from over. Rescued by an animal charity named Wild At Heart Foundation, she was eventually adopted ...