George Saucier, who lives near Sojourner Truth Academy in the Uptown area, wasn’t at all surprised by the chaotic scene that unfolded outside the school Tuesday. The school and its administrators, he said, have a serious lack of control over its students. Witnesses said the fight involved students and parents, and spilled out into the [...]

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An honor student says she was attacked in her Bronx high school after sending Chancellor Joel Klein 25 e-mails over three months begging to be transferred away from bullies who were threatening her. Kimselle Castanos, 14, handed Klein a letter on Dec. 15 at a Brooklyn meeting pleading for a transfer after months of being [...]

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U.S. Rep. Al Green released a statement Saturday condemning a violent confrontation between two students at Thurgood Marshall High School last week. Cell phone video of the April 27 incident shows students crowded in a stairwell watching sophomore girls beat each other, one swinging what’s said to be a sock with a metal lock in [...]

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TTAPR on May 8th, 2012

Another fight at school YOUNGSTOWN Another Sunday afternoon fight sent police scrambling to the area around Taft School this weekend. Police received a call at 5:45 p.m. in reference to two juvenile females fighting near the school with a large crowd gathered around to watch. By the time police arrived, the fight was over and [...]

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Elmira, NY—In Part One of “Girl On Girl Bullying” we showed you videos of girls fighting one another, uploaded to Facebook and Youtube by students in the Elmira City School District. The student’s faces are covered to protect their identities. A Broadway Middle School student we spoke with says she is in 3 out of [...]

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TTAPR on May 1st, 2012

A 16-year-old boy was in critical condition Friday after being shot while walking near Santa Ana High School with a friend. The boy was hit in the upper torso while students were leaving the school, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna told the Orange County Register. The friend was uninjured and tried to help the [...]

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TTAPR on April 19th, 2012

It’s not the first time we’ve seen this. A nine year old boy won’t be at school in the morning. He was suspended for fighting back against a bully. The school said there’s a no fighting policy so they’re both being punished. There’s a visible mark on third grader Nathan Pemberton’s cheek and eye after [...]

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Almost two years ago the Georgia Department of Education revised its restraint policy and enacted a regulation that is illegal under Georgia’s self defense laws and Poses A Safety Threat to Teachers, School Staff, School Administrators, Special Education Clinicians, Students and Paraprofessionals. The result: Another 6 year old student handcuffed   The Georgia Department of Education does [...]

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Huntsville Hospital officials confirmed late Friday evening that a ninth grade student died after being shot inside Discovery Middle School. Todd Brown, 14, was shot in the ninth grade hallway on Friday afternoon. The alleged shooter is another ninth grader. He is in custody.Brown died at Huntsville Hospital. Earlier, Madison School officials were at the [...]

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A video that’s gone viral shows an unusual fight outside a Howard County school, and now charges have been filed in connection to the incident. Classes were letting out Wednesday at Long Reach High School in Columbia when a man walked up who, “put a ski mask on as he approached the school and accosted [...]

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