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Hundreds of students were denied their school lunch over debts, so a stranger offered to wipe the slate clean
In the school district of Jupiter, Florida, about 400 students were in lunch debt, and were being denied their full meals until they paid what they owed to the cafeteria. The total debt over all ...
High school honors three former students during childhood cancer awareness month
“There’s just not as much of an emphasis placed on childhood cancers as we think there should be,” the school’s principal, Shane McKay, said. “[This campaign] helps to go to support not just research, but ...
High school students donate clothes and shoes to bullied classmate
“When I saw people laugh and bully him, I felt like I needed to do something,” Kristopher Graham, a football player and Michael’s classmate, told FOX 13. The teen contacted his friend, Antwan Garrett for help, ...
Students earn school credit by doing yard work for neighbors in need
The Alternative Learning Center in Dubuque, Iowa lives up to its name, allowing students to get class credit in some pretty unexpected ways—like doing some lawn work. It’s one of the several activities students can ...
High school students give silent standing ovation for classmate with ‘severe autism’
When it came time for Jack Higgins, 21, to graduate Carmel High School in Carmel, New York, his parents wanted him to attend. They already knew he probably wouldn’t hit other milestones like graduating college ...
North Carolina school district to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students
“Hurricane Florence’s impact on our students and families put the district in a position where this is possible due to the number of affected households,” Brunswick County Schools said in a statement. “We sincerely hope ...
Mother threatens classroom full of students she says bullied her daughter for months
The scene unfolded inside an eighth grade classroom at Niguel Hills Middle School on May 14. A mother walked into a second period class and began confronting the students she believed bullied her daughter on social ...
Aspiring Marine among students who tackled gunman at Colorado STEM school shooting
Brendan Bialy was in class when two students entered the room and one pulled a gun out of a guitar case. Brendan’s father, Brad, told The New York Times, that his son, along with two of ...
Teacher forces students to lock up cellphones, and it’s sparking a national trend
The kids weren’t working extra hard because of any particular affinity, but rather – as Michael eventually found out – so that they could return to their cellphones quicker and invest their energy online. Michael ...