Tag: high school

Student Stabbed at High School in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A student was stabbed by another student at a high school in Westlake on Jan. 26, prompting a lockdown as police searched for the suspect. Los Angeles School Police Department officers responded at about 1:10 p.m. to the stabbing, which was reported at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex at 322 Lucas Avenue, according to the department….


Teacher Suffers Mild Injuries in Stabbing in Montreal High School, Suspect Arrested

MONTREAL—A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a Montreal high school that sent a teacher to hospital with mild injuries. Montreal police say the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. today at John F. Kennedy High School in the city’s north-end St-Michel neighbourhood They say the suspect, who is believed to be a…


Student at Santa Monica High School Removed from Campus After Alleged Threat

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Santa Monica police stepped up their presence at local schools Dec. 6 following an alleged social media threat targeting Santa Monica High School by a student who district officials say made a threatening post on Snapchat. “The student has been removed from campus and the appropriate discipline measures have been taken,” Santa Monica…


62 House Republicans Back Bill Promoting High School Education on ‘Dangers of Communism’

More than 60 House Republicans have joined forces to support a legislative effort to promote teaching high schoolers about the danger of communism and why this ideology is contrary to what America stands for. Introduced Thursday by Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the Crucial Communism Teaching (CCT) Act (pdf) has a goal to ensure high…


Michigan Teen Suspect Fired 15 to 20 Rounds, Won’t Cooperate With Police: Official

A teenager suspected of fatally shooting three students and injuring scores more at a high school in Michigan on Tuesday fired 15 to 20 rounds, and is refusing to cooperate with police after being taken into custody, authorities said.  A boy, 16, and two girls, aged 14 and 17, were killed in the shooting incident…


Mater Dei Football Program Faces Accusations of Hazing Following Player’s Brain Injury

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The family of a former player for the heralded Mater Dei High School football team is suing the school for negligence, alleging he was severely injured in a team hazing ritual known as “Bodies” in which two players repeatedly land body punches on each other until one surrenders, it was reported Nov. 24….


Teen Honors His Late Mom in Touching Graduation Photoshoot: ‘She Was My Best Friend’

A Georgia teen has honored his late mom in a special photo shoot after he graduated a year early from high school. In late July as Kentavius “KJ” Morgan, 17, graduated from Northside High School in Warner Robins, he arranged a touching photoshoot where he donned a custom-made stole with pictures of his mother, Teresa…


Police Investigate Fight Between Two Huntington Beach High School Students

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Police were investigating a fight Sept. 23 between two students at Huntington Beach High School where one student pulled down the other’s mask. The fight occurred Wednesday during the school’s lunch period just after 12:10 p.m., according to Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Public Information Officer Jennifer Carey. During the incident, about 12…


School Principals Call on Federal Government to Allow Them ‘Ban Hostile Parents’

The national organization of middle and high school leaders is urging the Biden administration to do more to protect its members from “threats and violence” by parents who disagree with COVID-19 restrictions they put in place. In a call for support, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) on Thursday said its members have…


School District to Discipline 27 Students Involved in Black Baby Doll Incident

Twenty-seven high school students in Salinas, California, will face consequences for participating in an incident involving crude and racially insensitive photos and videos of a black baby doll posted on Instagram. Salinas Union High School District (SUHSD) Superintendent Dan Burns said in a video and written statement released Monday night that the district has concluded…