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  • Analysis
    7 years ago
    by rexall
    +31 +1

    Review suggests that teens benefit from later high school start times

    A review of the scientific literature by a workgroup representing the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sleep Research Society, and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine found that later high school start times are associated with positive outcomes among teens, including longer weekday sleep durations and reduced vehicular accident rates.

  • Current Event
    7 years ago
    by everlost
    +4 +1

    Man in gorilla costume drags children around football pitch in tribute to Harambe

    A Cincinnati school has made a gorilla the new mascot for its football team in an apparent tribute to killed primate Harambe. Cincinnati Zoo’s male silverback gorilla was shot dead in May after a three-year-old child fell into his enclosure, prompting widespread grief and anger. And video and pictures from a local school football game have emerged, showing a person dressed in a gorilla outift chasing after somebody in a banana costume who is carrying a sign that reads: “RIP Harambe”.

  • Current Event
    8 years ago
    by rawlings
    +5 +1

    Student charged after sharing nude photos of teacher

    Authorities say a high school student who went through his teacher's cellphone, found a nude picture of her and posted it online has been charged with a computer crime and voyeurism. Chief Sam White of the Public Safety Department in northwestern South Carolina said the 16-year-old was taken into custody at Union County High School on Friday. The boy, charged as a juvenile, is being held for a hearing in family court. His name was not made public.