Special needs school bus aide charged with striking child, knocking out 2 teeth

A former Burlington Central School District bus aide has been charged with striking a young child and knocking out two teeth in the northwest suburbs.

New Mexico officer resigns after 'excessive force' on 11-year-old girl who allegedly took too much milk

A New Mexico police officer resigned earlier this month after body camera footage showed him throwing an 11-year-old girl to the ground following an altercation she had with the school principal, reportedly because she took more milk from the cafeteria than she was supposed to.

Fulton County Schools gets grant to replace diesel-powered school buses

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Fulton County School District nearly $2 million to replace and upgrade school buses.

FAFSA spells free money for college students

It's time to apply for financial aid. Read this easy-to-understand article to get started.

Family threatens legal action after son paralyzed during high school football game

A Henry County family is threatening legal action after a Hampton High School football player was left paralyzed from injuries he received during a football game on August 29.

Soldier surprises students who began writing letters to him in kindergarten while he was deployed in Iraq

Thirteen years after becoming pen pals with a group of kindergarten students in Georgia, a U.S. Army brigadier general surprised the now-high school seniors at their school in a heartwarming first in-person meeting.

Teacher accused of placing students with handicaps into trash cans

An Iredell County woman is accused of assaulting a number of students with handicaps in her classroom, picking them up and putting them into trash cans and recycling bins. 

‘The Trilliad’: Professor puts modern-day spin on ancient classic by rapping ‘The Iliad’

University of Southern California classics professor Brandon Bourgeois has translated Homer’s Greek classic, "The Iliad," for students in the 21st century.  Bourgeois rapped the epic poem during one of his lectures, hoping to continue the tradition of spoken word for a more modern audience. 

Pickens County High School student arrested

A Pickens High School student has been charged after police said he made a threatening post against the school on social media.

School district to eliminate locker rooms, replace them with gender-neutral facilities

The Eastern Lancaster County School District voted Monday to initiate an ambitious renovation plan to create non-gender specific facilities at its high school in place of traditional gender-specific locker rooms. 

Pickens County Schools pulls controversial transgender policy

Gender-neutral bathrooms won't be coming to Pickens County Schools anytime soon after the district decides to pull its controversial transgender bathroom policy due to serious safety concerns.

Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunch

Nearly a million students could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that's expected to reduce the number of people who get food stamps.

Many attend vigil for 10-year-old Santa Ana girl as police investigate her death, bullying rumors

The family of a 10-year-old Santa Ana elementary school student is speaking out after she was found dead by suicide over the weekend. Police are now investigating rumors that she may have been bullied.