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- BeautyKerry Justich
A Texas school district is reevaluating 'sexist' dress code after student is suspended for wearing makeup in class
Although the Texas school district's dress code states that "boys may not wear makeup," students are working with administrators to find common ground.
- WellnessElena Sheppard
The toy every school-age kid wants in backpacks this year
As kids head back to school, what is the must-have toy for every backpack?
- LifestyleKerry Justich
How integrating a school resource officer helped save two children from an 'unsafe' home
Already, an Alabama school district is seeing the positive impact of its new school resource officer, as two children have been saved from horrific conditions at home.
- WellnessKerry Justich
Texas middle school hopes its powerful 'bathroom inspiration process' it pioneered 'spreads like wildfire'
Going back to school can be an anxious time for many students, but one institution in Texas is doing its part to make sure that middle schoolers are returning refreshed and inspired to learn.
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Calif. high school principal alleges racism at football game over signs reading 'We Love White' and 'Build the Wall'
The country's divisiveness has spilled over into signage at an Orange County, Calif., high school football game.
- StyleKerry Justich
A girl in Wisconsin got body-shamed for wearing leggings at school. The ACLU says it's a 'sexist' issue.
The ACLU stepped in after there were concerns about the school's enforcement of the dress code, which had been revised to allow leggings.
- Pop CultureReader's Digest
This Is the Best School District in America
Is your child going to a good school?
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Georgia parents asked to sign a 'consent to paddle form' after charter school reinstates corporal punishment
A school in Georgia sent a "consent to paddle form" home to parents after reinstating the old-school method of punishment.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
Community mourns loss of kindergarten teacher killed during crossing guard duty
According to police, an 88-year-old man's foot became stuck between the brake and accelerator and his SUV killed Angel Hayes while she was on crossing guard duty.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
'Racist' elementary school principal under fire for calling Colin Kaepernick an 'anti-American thug'
"When Nike signs an anti-American thug to represent their brand, I will not support, wear, purchase, or endorse their product. Bye-bye Nike," the principal wrote on Facebook.
- StyleKerry Justich
Parents are outraged after charter school turns away students for minor dress code violations
As high school students arrived at Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, N.J., on the first day of class, they weren't expecting to be rejected at the door. That's exactly what happened.
- Pop CultureMaggie Parker
Mom's all-too-relatable rant about school drop-off goes viral
"I will be giving stink eye warnings today but tomorrow I'm issuing citations."
- WellnessHallie Levine
Mom on her son being bullied: 'It's particularly gut-wrenching when it's a child with a disability'
Hallie Levine's 7-year-old son, who has albinism, was harassed by bullies at camp.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Chinese kindergarten treated to back-to-school performance of — wait for it — pole dancing
School administrators are under fire following a ceremony that took place on Monday to welcome students back for the new school year.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
'Mom, I didn't eat alone!' Mother shares post about kind students who included her son
For four years, Kay Kirby would sometimes cry when she dropped her son, 16-year-old Andrew, off at school. Every day during his lunch period, she would text him and ask if he was sitting with anyone, and each day he would text back that he was alone. Till one day all of that changed.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Parents outraged after 5-year-old son leaves school alone, walks nearly 3 miles home
“I felt he would be safe at school," the boy's mother said. "But he wasn't."
- BeautyMandy Velez
Teacher helps students make 'skin color' paints beyond brown and tan
A kindergarten teacher in California started the new school year by having each student create a custom pigment to match their own flesh. The project sparked “great” discussions, she said.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Mom pens emotional Facebook post about her 10-year-old son, who didn't fight off bullies: He said, 'It's not the Jedi way'
"He said he felt it in his soul not to hit the kid back," his mother wrote on Facebook.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Controversial school assignment asks students who is 'deserving' of life: a homosexual pro athlete or black medical student?
The assignment instructed students to examine a list of 12 people selected to fly on a spaceship to another planet to avoid the Earth's destruction and choose just eight to board the spacecraft.
- BeautyElise Solé
School allows student with brain cancer to break dress code, wear turquoise wig
A Texas school district overturned its decision to ban 17-year-old Kate Pepper, who is fighting brain cancer, from wearing a turquoise-tinged wig to conceal her hair loss.
- LifestyleHallie Levine
Why one mom cried 'great, shaking, silent sobs' when her daughter spoke a simple sentence
"Behind me, two rows of teaching fellows, residents, and medical students began cheering."
- BeautyKerry Justich
Girl gets removed from Catholic middle school for hairstyle: 'This decision is going to affect black children more than white children'
An 11-year-old was removed from her Catholic private school on Monday, after administrators reportedly cited her hair extensions as a dress code violation.
- Pop CultureTanya Edwards
Furious mom says son, 5, found wandering after being sent home from school alone
The family says he was sent home from school without knowing where to go.
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Texas high school causes outrage with dress code video targeting female students in athletic shorts
Two students from Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas, took to their Twitter accounts on Thursday to share concerns over the video that was shown in school.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Boy, 8, with brain tumor raised thousands of dollars for police. What they did to return the favor will make you smile.
Brecken Simmons, 8, gets a ride to school by officers after raising $3,494 for his local police department.
