School discipline

FILE - This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justices rule for student in 'cursing cheerleader' case

By Mark Sherman Jun. 23, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

Aerial view of streets flooded by the Negro River, in downtown Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Rivers around Brazil's biggest city in the Amazon rain forest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published Tuesday by Manaus' port authorities. (AP Photos/Nelson Antoine)

Amazon city shuts down amid attacks over trafficker's death

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa Jun. 07, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

This undated family photo, shows Jamar Medor, of Fairfield, Conn., a student at Fairfield Warde High School. The arrest of a Connecticut high school student, who is white, accused of posting racist comments about Medor on social media, is being supported by civil rights advocates, but free speech groups are calling it an unusual move by police that raises First Amendment issues. Medor told WABC-TV that he and his family are still shocked by the posting, and he had never experienced racism in school before. He said he stayed home from school one day because he didn't feel comfortable. “I just had no words when I saw it. I was so confused,” he said. (Courtesy Judith Medor via AP)

Student's arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate

By Dave Collins May. 19, 2021 07:41 AM EDT

A group of visitors take a selfie near a sign reading "stay 6 feet apart at all times," Thursday, May 6, 2021, on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago. Even as restrictions relax across much of the United States, colleges and universities have taken new steps to police campus life as the virus spreads through students who are among the last adults to get access to vaccines. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus

By Lisa Rathke And Carolyn Thompson May. 08, 2021 09:41 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 04:47 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. May 4, 2021. Editorial: It’s time, Cambridge THE ISSUE: A Washington County...

Supporters of Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee holding an earlier photograph of her celebrate early lead for the party in the West Bengal state elections in Kolkata, India, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashim Paul)

Impact of devastating Indian virus surge spreads to politics

By Krutika Pathi May. 03, 2021 02:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Before the Supreme Court this is week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case

By Mark Sherman Apr. 28, 2021 03:06 PM EDT

Student's Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case

By Mark Sherman Apr. 26, 2021 12:10 AM EDT

State orders Chicago to fix special education in detention

By Kelly Garcia Of Injustice Watch Apr. 24, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education has ordered Chicago Public Schools to fix problems with special education services for students at the...

New Mexico high schoolers will return after 'secret prom'

By Cedar Attanasio Apr. 20, 2021 03:44 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — High school students who attended “secret proms” in a southern New Mexico school district won’t face disciplinary actions, and their...

'Secret prom' puts New Mexico school back on remote learning

Apr. 16, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A Las Cruces high school returned to remote learning on Friday as the school district in New Mexico's second most populous city...

FILE - In this June 13, 2020, file photo, United States Military Academy graduating cadets, wearing face masks, march to their socially-distanced seating during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y. Most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to repeat a year, and eight were expelled, academy officials said Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool, File) (AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool, File)

51 West Point cadets caught cheating must repeat a year

By Michael Hill Apr. 16, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Detroit schools extend in-person class suspension into May

Apr. 16, 2021 11:08 AM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's largest school district will continue to suspend in-person classes into May because of a surge in coronavirus cases in southeastern...

FILE-This Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo shows Kent State University students getting their COVID-19 vaccinations in Kent, Ohio.The nation's largest traditional supermarket chain and some college campuses are among the Ohio providers that temporarily stopped using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, April 13, while federal officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. Kent State University said it was postponing its J&J clinics until further notice. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Ohio college vaccination effort hits hurdle with J&J pause

By Kantele Franko And Farnoush Amiri Apr. 13, 2021 09:17 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state as Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, right, listens in on Friday, April 9, 2021, in Lansing, Mich. Faced with the country's highest rate of new coronavirus infections, Whitmer on Friday urged a two-week suspension of in-person high school classes, all youth sports and indoor restaurant dining. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)

Whitmer urges halt of high school classes, youth sports

By David Eggert Apr. 09, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Abraham Lincoln High School is seen in San Francisco, on Jan. 27, 2021. The embattled San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a decision to rename 44 schools in an effort to avoid costly litigation and tone down national criticism. In a Tuesday, April 6, 2021, meeting, the board will vote on a resolution to rescind a controversial January decision to rename schools and revisit the matter after all students have returned full-time to in-person learning. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

San Francisco school board suspends plan to rename schools

By Jocelyn Gecker Apr. 07, 2021 01:50 AM EDT

All Michigan residents ages 16 and up eligible for vaccine

By David Eggert Apr. 05, 2021 12:20 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All people ages 16 and older in Michigan became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, as the state passed the halfway point in its...

Syria to close schools and universities over virus surge

By Bassem Mroue Apr. 03, 2021 10:54 AM EDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Primary schools around Syria will close down indefinitely next week amid a severe increase of coronavirus cases in the war-torn country, while...

Auburn University to shorten suspension for its fishing team

Mar. 31, 2021 07:35 AM EDT
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn University officials say they will reinstate the school’s bass fishing team this spring over allegations that it repeatedly violated...

Florida could shield universities from COVID-19 lawsuits

By Brendan Farrington Mar. 30, 2021 01:18 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida schools and universities that took precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 would be protected from pandemic-related...