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Should Kids Be Fined for Skipping School?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:38:51 +0000

You may already know some lucky kids are being rewarded with things like shoes, iPads and even cars just for showing up to school. But if they don’t, is it fair to fine them — and their parents?

5 Year Old Violates School Dress Code[POLL]

Wes Spicher — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:20:40 +0000

A 5-year-old boy learned the hard way that Columbus, Ohio isn’t the only place that hates Michigan – apparently Oklahoma does too. 5 year old Cooper Barton wore his favorite Michigan shirt to Wilson Elementary in Oklahoma City and was told it violated the Oklahoma City Public Schools dress code and was asked to turn [...]

How Do We End Bullying? Teach Kids They Are NOT Victims

Scott Mills — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:27:58 +0000

I read an article this morning that said most parents aren’t quite sure how to handle a bullying situation where their child is the one being bullied, which is probably why so many kids are being bullied every year. As someone who experienced bullying firsthand as a kid, and has had kids in school for the last 14 years, here are my thoughts.

Elementary Students Get a Lesson in Silicon Breasts

Aaron on Air — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:05:51 +0000

Some parents of students at Shady Grove Elementary School in Henrico, Virginia are outraged after a career day presentation had a class of nine and 10-year-old’s feeling silicon breast implants. Apparently, the plastic surgeon who had been invited into the class to explain his profession allowed some of the curious students to paw an silicon [...]