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• Was 15-year-old Lennon Baldwin's death a result of bullying? Police investigate

  Sat Mar 31, 2012
  • Kids today are plugged into each other 24/7. In the past, bullying was done by passing notes in school, name-calling, whispering, and the random physical fights.

• Plea deal could set West Memphis 3 free Friday

  Fri Aug 19, 2011
  • I can't help but think our entire justice system has gone crazy with the power of lawyers and the complete disregard of truth.

• Finding alternatives to middle school’s dramas, traumas

  Wed Aug 17, 2011
  •  The last line in the article states that public schools just aren't what they used to be.  This may be true and there are two main reasons for this:

• Law limiting teacher-student online contact draws ire

  Sat Aug 13, 2011
  •  I don't even "friend" my own college age daughters on facebook.  They deserve to have a life private from their mother and my friends are not their friends.  I personally don't see any reason for teachers and students to be facebook friends but I also don't think we need another law …

• Child a handful? Laid-back parenting can make matters worse

  Fri Aug 5, 2011
  •  Not to open a can of worms, but parenting styles is one of the reasons teachers should not have their pay decided by the success (or lack thereof) of their students.  One teacher may be fortunate enough to have a majority of the classroom parents hold their children accountable for …

• Today's playgrounds may be too safe, critics warn

  Tue Jul 19, 2011
  •  All the neighborhood kids played in our backyard because my husband built a tree house that took some daring to get into it.  He hung a "Tarzan" rope from a high tree branch for swinging.  The extra-tall swingset he designed had long, long chains on the flat wooden seats so kids …

• 'Run like the mob': US school cheating scandal details emerge

  Sat Jul 16, 2011
  • Most of the time, students' lack of performance has very little to do with the teacher and everything to do with the parents and home life.

• 'Run like the mob': US school cheating scandal details emerge

  Sat Jul 16, 2011
  •  The fact that financial rewards are given to the schools who are meeting the NCLB standards is ridiculous.  The money should be spent in the districts that are struggling.  Nine times out of ten, districts that have underachieving students are districts with uneducated parents and …

• Store bans drunken customers from buying puppies

  Wed Jul 6, 2011
  • Yep.  There are plenty of babies born into unsafe homes because of alcohol-inspired poor choices.

• Should teacher who punched student get her job back?

  Mon Jun 6, 2011
  • Teachers have their backs against the wall more and more often while parents sue for special considerations instead of disciplining at home