Schools

Earlier this week, you heard about a 2nd grade student in Loveland that was suspended after he threw an imaginary grenade. Sound ridiculous, right? Well, as a surprise to no one, it appears there is more to the story...

Back in my younger days, I used to drastically change the color of my hair every couple of months. I think I went nearly 6 years without having a "natural" hair color. I saw today on Facebook from the Greeley Tribune that a 6th Grader from Brentwood Middle School was sent home because she dyed her hair blue and that blue color violated the "anti-gang" dress code at the school. Guess who's side I'm on with this one? (You might be surprised.)

A tiny school district in Texas will pass a law that will allow teachers and school staff to carry weapons on school property later this month.

A new website that analyzes school performance in Colorado went public today called SchoolVIEW that allows parents (and anyone else) to see and compare the performance of Colorado schools and school districts. How do Fort Collins Schools rate?

This time of year we are (sadly) accustomed to seeing parents trampling each other trying to get the hottest toy or the best Black Friday deal around. However, this is the first time I have heard about parent’s getting trampled for school registration!

Earlier this week, five states announced plans to add a minimum of 300 extra hours to molding young minds in the classroom next year in hopes of strengthening the American student performance.

Windsor Middle School Principal Doug Englert has been arrested on assault charges and is now on paid administrative leave. The charges against Englert were unrelated to his position as principal of Windsor Middle School or any of its students.

When I first saw this I said, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" But, apparently with the pressure on schools to be healthier, chocolate milk may not be an option anymore and in some schools, they have already prohibited flavoured milk. I loved having the option of being able to choose! I remember lunch time in school, you would get that one awesome question after you got your food, "white milk or ch