Oberlin College cancels classes to address racial incidents
By Laura Ly, CNN (CNN) - Oberlin College in Ohio suspended classes Monday after a student reported seeing a person resembling a Ku Klux Klan member near the college's Afrikan Heritage House. The...
View ArticleAs classes resume, Oberlin grapples with hate messages
By CNN Staff Oberlin, Ohio (CNN) - A day after students at Oberlin College put down their books to focus on how to respond to a spate of hate messages targeting blacks, Jews and gays on campus, classes...
View ArticleMy View: Oberlin wrong to cancel classes after hate incidents
By John S. Wilson, Special to CNN Editor's note: John S. Wilson is a contributing writer for Forbes, Huffington Post and Black Enterprise. He frequently writes about health and education policies and...
View ArticleDrill team keeps kids in school, off deadly streets
By Erika Clarke, CNN (CNN) - Camden, New Jersey, is not an easy place for a kid to grow up in.Just ask 15-year-old Destinee Williams."Camden has this reputation of being dangerous because you can walk...
View ArticleNRA-backed group wants gun training for school staff
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) - A commission tasked by the nation's most influential gun lobby to assess school safety proposed a set of recommendations Tuesday that includes a plan to train...
View ArticleTo stop school violence, L.A. focuses on teens' mental health
In Los Angeles, a program is trying to stop school violence by addressing teens' mental health. There's no predicting violent outbursts, the team says, and it's tough to watch out for L.A.'s nearly...
View ArticleMy View: The courage of teachers
By LZ Granderson, CNN contributor Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was...
View ArticleHeroes or just doing their jobs? Teachers save lives during Oklahoma tornado
By Ed Lavandera and Dana Ford, CNN Oklahoma City (CNN) - Second-grade teacher Tammy Glasgow walks around what's left of Briarwood Elementary, struggling to pick out of its wreckage the things that once...
View ArticleInside a tornado-ravaged school
By Josh Levs, CNN (CNN) - It was the end of the school day. The kids at Plaza Towers Elementary School were stuffing their backpacks, looking forward to going home, playing with friends, eating snacks....
View ArticleTeachers' lessons in heroism and healing
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) - On page 73 of the elementary school handbook in Moore, Oklahoma, among entries about chewing gum and bicycles, there’s a warning about the weather. “Sudden tornadoes are...
View ArticleSix months after Sandy Hook shootings, schools seek secure redesigns
By Paul Caron, CNN (CNN) – When Alissa Parker first heard there was a shooting at her 6-year-old daughter’s school, she immediately thought of the building’s security weaknesses and wished she’d spoken...
View ArticleIn response to Newtown shootings, some states move to put guns in classrooms
By Lauren Russell, CNN (CNN) - While most of the nation's students are enjoying summer break, teachers in a handful of states are studying – not their fall curriculum, but how to take out an assailant....
View ArticleTeens trained to spot drama before it turns dangerous
By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN (CNN) - Lauren Astley knew her ex-boyfriend was having a hard time getting over their breakup. Nathaniel Fujita hadn't wanted to end their three-year relationship. He made it...
View ArticleIris scans are the new school IDs
By Laurie Segall and Erica Fink, CNNMoney New York (CNNMoney) - Kids lose their school IDs but they don't often lose their eyeballs. That's one of the reasons why a growing number of schools are...
View ArticleSchool principal missing after lunch deaths in India
By Harmeet Shah Singh, Sumnima Udas and Ashley Fantz, CNN Bihar, India (CNN) - A father holds his limp child in his arms, carrying her from the school he trusted to take care of her. A video camera...
View ArticlePesticides found in deadly school lunch in India
By Harmeet Shah Singh and Tom Watkins, CNN Patna, India (CNN) - Pesticides have been found in the food and oil used in a free school lunch that killed 23 students and sickened 25 others on Tuesday in...
View ArticleOfficers hunt down headmistress after Indian school poisoning
By Harmeet Shah Singh and Tom Watkins, CNN Partna, India (CNN) - A week after an Indian school served toxic food to students, leaving 23 dead, its headmistress remains missing along with her husband,...
View ArticleIndian headmistress tied to poisoned lunches arrested
By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN New Delhi (CNN) - The headmistress of the Indian school that authorities say served toxic lunches, killing 23 students, was arrested Wednesday, police said. Meena Kumari, 36,...
View ArticleUniversity of Southern California student: Campus police decided I wasn't raped
(CNN) - A University of Southern California student said she reported a rape, and was told police won't pursue a case because the alleged rapist didn't orgasm. Another student said she was raped by her...
View ArticleNew Atlanta high school features rifle range
(CNN) - A new high school opening in Atlanta this week will feature 11 stories of space for students - and a new rifle range. The space will be used by Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and rifle...
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