#TikTok threat ‘challenge’ sends NY schools scrambling

#TikTok threat ‘challenge’ sends NY schools scrambling

“#TikTok threat ‘challenge’ sends NY schools scrambling” School districts around New York scrambled to beef up security Friday, while others decided to go remote, in response to the latest violent TikTok challenge — “National Shoot Up Your School Day.” New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter alerted city parents to the sick stunt that encourages…

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#NYC schools see record number of new COVID cases

#NYC schools see record number of new COVID cases

“#NYC schools see record number of new COVID cases” City schools set a new record for COVID cases Wednesday as the Department of Education knocked down talk of a systemwide shutdown. The DOE logged a total of 546 new positive coronavirus cases — 384 students and 162 teachers. That’s the highest number this year so…

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#Online threat forces closure of Michigan school district still reeling from shooting

#Online threat forces closure of Michigan school district still reeling from shooting

“#Online threat forces closure of Michigan school district still reeling from shooting” An online threat has forced the cancellation of Tuesday classes at the same Michigan school district where sophomore Ethan Crumbley allegedly shot dead four students last month, a report said. Oxford School District announced the move after the discovery of a “specific threat”…

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#Top Pennsylvania court kills school mask mandate for kids

#Top Pennsylvania court kills school mask mandate for kids

“#Top Pennsylvania court kills school mask mandate for kids” Pennsylvania kids may not have to mask up in class anymore, after a top court killed a statewide requirement for students to do so. The edict, which took effect in September, was declared unconstitutional because acting state Health Secretary Alison Beam didn’t have the authority to…

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#Miami schools chief who spurned NYC to take Los Angeles job

#Miami schools chief who spurned NYC to take Los Angeles job

“#Miami schools chief who spurned NYC to take Los Angeles job” The Miami schools administrator who famously reneged on a deal to become city schools chancellor during a live televised meeting in 2018 is heading west. Alberto Carvalho, charismatic superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, has accepted an offer to lead the Los Angeles Unified…

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#Teen robbed 11-year-old at knifepoint in NYC middle school

#Teen robbed 11-year-old at knifepoint in NYC middle school

“#Teen robbed 11-year-old at knifepoint in NYC middle school” An unhinged teen broke into a Queens middle school this week and robbed an 11-year-old student at knifepoint, and then attacked a 51-year-old man outside the building. The terrifying episode unfolded Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m., inside of the Robert A. Van Wyck Junior High School,…

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#Indiana school administrator on leave after viral CRT video

#Indiana school administrator on leave after viral CRT video

“#Indiana school administrator on leave after viral CRT video” An Indiana school administrator who went viral for explaining how critical race theory is covertly taught in schools — like “social snake oil schemes” — says he’s now been placed on leave, had his email access cut and is banned from entering school buildings. Tony Kinnett,…

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#New York school district offers remote learning over shootings

#New York school district offers remote learning over shootings

“#New York school district offers remote learning over shootings” Forget the pandemic — they’re worried about pistols. The Newburgh Enlarged City School District allowed shellshocked parents to keep their kids at home Tuesday after two separate shooting incidents near campuses Monday. “The district believes that our schools are safe and that students learn best in…

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#Ronald Lauder plans to save NYC gifted and talented program

#Ronald Lauder plans to save NYC gifted and talented program

“#Ronald Lauder plans to save NYC gifted and talented program” Ronald Lauder is planning a seven-figure gift for the gifted. The cosmetics billionaire and philanthropist is preparing a full-court press to save the city’s gifted and talented program. The advertising and PR campaign comes despite Mayor-elect Eric Adams promise to reverse Mayor de Blasio’s decision…

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