Schools Teaching Mindfulness, Meditation to Help Lower Stress

Nov. 18, 2022 – On a recent Thursday afternoon, Connie Clotworthy greets a roomful of energetic fourth graders at Valor Academy Elementary School in Arleta, CA, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.  She starts by leading them in a mindfulness exercise, reminding the 19 students they have to give their brain a break …

Elon Musk Blames His Teenage Daughter’s Hatred Of Him On The ‘Full-On Communism’ Allegedly Being Taught In Schools

NBC Elon Musk may be the richest person in the world, but money doesn’t always lead to love. The Tesla and Space X honcho is regularly dragged on the very social media service he may or may not be buying. But few dislike him as much as his one teenage daughter, the one who took …

‘Pray for the children who go to public schools’: Ohio high school’s genderfluid homecoming king sparks debate

On Sept. 30, Troy Christian High School in Troy, Ohio, announced its homecoming queen Ally and homecoming king Carter publicly via a Facebook post. Wolfe wore a red dress and a silver tiara, and Evans wore a strappy blue dress, gold earrings, and a golden tiara in expression of his gender fluidity.  At one end, …

Dozens of schools across the nation were swatted this week, raising fears of coordinated campaign

Schools around the country have been targeted by hoax calls to police reporting active shooters and other violent threats in the last week. Many suspect that at least some of these swatting incidents are related. Multiple schools in California, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, and Colorado have been swatted in recent days. The hoax calls to …

Kanye West Wants His Kids To Split Weekly Attendance Between Two California Schools

Getty Image In a recent episode of Nathan Fielder’s comedy doc The Rehearsal, Fielder and his fake wife have differing thoughts on how to raise their fake child in regards to faith. Fielder is Jewish, but she’s a devout Christian who refuses to bring up their temporary child with Judaism. So Fielder drops the kid …

OAN host uses photo of Nazis, Nazi quote to justify banning books from schools

A host on the far-right One America News Network (OAN) used a photo of Nazis burning books in a segment justifying banning books from schools. She also referenced a quote that’s widely credited to a Nazi propagandist. On Monday’s episode of her OAN show, Kara McKinney defended right-wing efforts to purge schools of supposedly objectionable …

‘Sounds like our schools are turning into prison grounds’: UberEats driver says he was arrested after delivering food to a school’s superintendent

An UberEats driver went viral on TikTok after sharing that he was allegedly detained by authorities while delivering food to a school in Texas.  User Jonathan (@jonathanreisig) posted the clip on Friday where it has since garnered 260,000 views. In the clip, he explains he had received a Sonic order from a school superintendent. While …

Chief Keef Fires At Laura Ingraham’s Comments On Pot: ‘Somebody Tell This Tramp I Don’t Shoot Schools Up’

Getty Image Chief Keef is known for many things, especially the popular line from the cult classic “Faneto,” where he references riding through New York and intending to shoot up New Jersey. However, the Chicago legend took to Twitter Wednesday to clarify that his alleged violent streak does not extend to schools after catching wind …

When traditional universities aren't in the plan, trade schools can fill in the gap

It’s graduation season and high school seniors are enduring their last few days of classes before the last summer of their childhood. The summer after high school ends is special, with graduation parties and friends getting ready to take off around the country to pursue their next path. Though many are off to university to …

Ted Cruz Is Being Dragged For Saying Schools Should Only Have One Door (And Hope There’s Never A Fire, For One Thing)

Twitter / @Acyn The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in which a shooter killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school, has left America reeling. It’s the worst K-12 school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012, which almost — but tragically did not — lead to stricter laws on gun control. Perhaps it will …

Turning schools into fortresses and teachers into trained soldiers isn't the answer

Every time a school shooting happens, the idea of arming teachers and school administrators gets floated out by folks who believe the NRA mantra, “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” That notion is so ingrained in parts of the American psyche that a …