A Tennessee high school principal is grabbing headlines for her epic clap-back on behalf of one of her students whose life was lost due to gun violence. After the decision to allow 18-year-old Myneshia Johnson’s one-year-old son, Kylan, to accept his deceased mom’s diploma was criticized, Principal Alisha Coleman-Kiner went in. Here’s what happened. Johnson, […]
A full-time college student who also has a full-time job and runs two non-profit organizations, gave his grandparents peace of mind last week. Stefun Darts, 24, of Houston decided last week to repay their kindness by paying off their mortgage. “I’ve been eating pizza, microwave pizza for all my life,” he said. “My friends will […]
Two Baltimore school police officers have been charged after cellphone video showed one slapping and kicking a teen while the officer stood by. Anthony Spence, 44, was charged Tuesday with second-degree assault, second-degree child abuse by a custodian, and misconduct in office. Saverna Bias, 53, who was seen in the background as Spence hit the […]
The incident occurred Saturday around 1 p.m. when police responded to a call that Dyzhawn Perkins, 19, was behaving erratically at a local grocery store and later attacked an elderly couple who lived nearby, WTVR reports. When two Buckingham County police officers later found Perkins at a nearby home, he reportedly jumped through a plate-glass window and allegedly attacked one of the officers.
An eighth-grader was reduced to tears and utter embarrassment last week when she was sent to the principal’s office for simply wearing her natural hair.…
Resource officers are commonly trained by police, with each department setting their own standards of force towards students.
The Justice Department is set to open a federal civil rights investigation following the emergence of a now-viral video showing a school resource officer slamming and dragging a Black female student across the classroom.
A school is defending the suspension of a 12-year-old Black student who allegedly "intimidated" a White student during a staring contest.
Howard University students took to Twitter to express their reported constant struggle with administration, dorm life, and financial aid.
A medical examiner has determined more tests would be needed to find out the cause of death of a Syracuse University student who was found…
A NYU student appeared in court on Monday to face charges for setting an acquaintance on fire over the summer. CBS New York reports that the intoxicated 19-year-old victim fell asleep in 20-year-old Jaime Castano‘s dorm room on Aug. 23. When she awoke the next morning, she noticed burn marks on the bed, comforter, and her body. […]
A recent anti-bullying presentation at a middle school in New York that focused on homosexuality and gender identity has angered parents after their daughters have…
