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NY high school hockey player dead after collapsing on ice during memorial game for fellow player
"It was devastating. It's a 17-year-old kid -- has his whole life ahead of him."
Love notes and 'crude' doodles unearthed beneath a high school's floors after 150 years
Teenagers never change, do they?
World-renowned NYC school facing cash crunch that could gut acclaimed arts programs — leading families to ask star alums for help
LaGuardia High School is facing a cash deficit that could gut its arts programs, and some are hoping its A-list alumni can help bail them out.
HS distance runner begs school to remove trans athlete amid safety fears: 'LGBTQ is shoved down our throats'
A girls' cross country runner at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, pleaded to her school board amid an ongoing controversy over a trans athlete on her team.
Florida HS football coach caught watching porn in classroom — in front of students
The video allegedly shows the staffer at a desktop in the corner of a classroom with the explicit content blatantly on the screen.
Slain NYC cop Jonathan Diller honored with touching new scholarship: 'His legacy is going to grow'
Fallen Finest Jonathan Diller is being honored through a scholarship, with its first fundraiser set for Wednesday, eight months after he was killed approaching two criminals in a parked car...
WWII vet who fought at Battle of the Bulge finally gets high school diploma — 82 years after dropping out
"I never expected to be honored like this," Anthony Simeone, of Cranston, Rhode Island, told the crowd at a ceremony last week. “I am so honored.”
How TikTok exposed explosive 'pedophile' teachers scandal at Oregon school — and how administrators knew about it for years
Two teachers at St. Helens High School are charged with sexually abusing nine underage girls over the course of 10 years.
Cause of death revealed for high school football player who collapsed during practice
Semaj Wilkins collapsed during football practice on Aug. 13
NYC parents call for student version of LinkedIn to showcase achievements
NYC high school parents are advocating for an online portfolio similar to LinkedIn for students to showcase their achievements to potential colleges and employers.
High school student carted off by cops with 'spit mask' on his head after allegedly attacking female classmates: video
Shocking video from a Las Vegas high school shows a half-dozen cops carrying a violent, tied-up teen off campus with a plastic-bag "spit mask'' over his head while his classmates...
Parents at NYC school say teens in 'forcible touching' football hazing had to be punished -- but not arrested
Most parents at James Madison High School said three teens accused of sex assault while hazing a student should be disciplined -- but it should have been handled in-house.
Mom of NYC teen allegedly assaulted by James Madison HS coach 'not really surprised' by new sexual hazing claim
The mom of a Brooklyn high-schooler who allegedly had his head slammed into a wall by his football coach says she is not surprised by new claims that another player...
NYC high school's JV football season canceled after 3 teens arrested for sexually abusing teammate in apparent hazing incident
A Brooklyn high school's boys junior varsity football season has been canceled after three teens were arrested this week and charged with forcible touching and unlawful imprisonment of another player,...
High school football star, 18, killed while shielding others during festival shooting
An 18-year-old high school football star is being posthumously hailed a hero for shielding others from gunfire that erupted at a fall festival in Indiana.
Minnesota school bans substitute teacher who reenacted George Floyd's murder on student: 'Behavior is reprehensible'
“I am embarrassed, and I am sorry this happened to our students.”
High school senior killed in apparent murder-suicide on the way to homecoming dance: cops
A high school senior was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide by her older DJ boyfriend while they were on the way to her homecoming dance in Louisiana, officials...
Teacher who left claw marks on a teen’s back after sex as other students were ‘lookouts’ gets sweetheart sentence
A former Missouri math teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old student while other students served as her "lookouts" may only spend about three months behind bars.
High-school athlete and aspiring Marine dies after crossing finish line of half-marathon
A Missouri high-school athlete died after collapsing at the finish line of a half-marathon when his "body temperature reached a fatal level and his heart stopped," his heartbroken family said.
Tim Walz appearance prompts protests and silent treatment at high school football game: 'Getting desperate'
Minnesota governor Tim Walz waltzed onto the bleachers at Mankato West High School on Friday night to watch a team he once coached as an assistant play a big rivalry...