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Nashville School Shooting Spotlights Security at Private Schools

Mar 30 2023 // An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School.Surveillance footage of the shooting Monday at the private Christian school in Nashville showed many familiar...

Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

Mar 27 2023 // A Pennsylvania school district serving students in two counties is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway over the railway’s February 3 toxic train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio.The complaint filed by...

Kentucky University Agrees to $14M Settlement in Wrestler’s Death

Mar 20 2023 // A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler hours after practice, the school announced.The settlement over the death of junior Grant Brace, 20, of...

NC Authorities Trying to See if Tesla was in Autopilot When Teen Hit at School Bus

Mar 20 2023 // A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday.Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the...

Former Oregon State University Dean Wins $600K Whistleblower Lawsuit

Mar 1 2023 // A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation.University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal,...

3 Massachusetts Firms to Pay $325K Over Asbestos Work at State University

Feb 23 2023 // A Waltham-based construction contractor, Devens-based plumbing contractor, and Woburn-based demolition company will pay up to $325,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during a renovation...

Three College Students Killed in West Virginia Auto Accident

Feb 9 2023 // Three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday.The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near...

Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court

Feb 7 2023 // A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online...

University of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations

Feb 2 2023 // Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement.McKeever led...

More Radioactive Tests Sought at Missouri School District

Jan 17 2023 // WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) _ In an unusual show of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri asked the federal government to perform more testing for radioactive...

Cyber Attack Shuts Down Iowa’s Largest School District

Jan 13 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s largest school district cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyber attack on its technology network.Des Moines Public Schools announced Monday that classes...

Ohio’s Oberlin College Completes Paying Out $25M Judgment in Libel Lawsuit

Dec 21 2022 // OBERLIN. Ohio (AP) – Oberlin College has completed paying out a $25 million judgment to an Ohio bakery that won a libel lawsuit against the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students.The...

California School District Sued in Student’s Overdose Death

Dec 16 2022 // The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose in a high school restroom has filed a negligence and wrongful-death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District.Elena Perez seeks...

Alcohol Causes 1 in 20 Deaths in Massachusetts, Boston University Report Shows

Dec 15 2022 // Alcohol kills on average 2,760 people a year in Massachusetts and the health, safety and economic toll of liquor on Bay State residents outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes.Those are among the findings from a new...

University Of Idaho Settles Students’ $90K Lawsuit

Dec 14 2022 // _ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights...

Texas Church Bus Crash Injures 16, Including 13 Children

Dec 13 2022 // HOUSTON (AP) – Sixteen people, including 13 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities.The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled over...

Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults

Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus.The civil suit, which is seeking...

Missouri Elementary School to File Claim After Antisemitic Vandalism Spree

Dec 7 2022 // SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in Springfield, Missouri, are investigating after a swastika was sprayed on an elementary school during a vandalism spree.The vandalism at York Elementary School, which is under...

Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash

Nov 21 2022 // A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said.The preliminary investigation...

California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death

Nov 21 2022 // The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack at a Southern California school will receive $15.75 million from the school district, their lawyers announced.The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School...