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Up to 40 Students Injured After California High School Stage Collapse

A stage at a Southern California high school collapsed during a student event and 30-40 people were rushed to hospitals with mainly minor injuries, authorities said. Police, firefighters and medics responded to a call shortly before 11 p.m. PST Saturday …

Nebraska Authorities Investigating Gym Accident

Four people were injured when a folded-up basketball hoop fell from a gymnasium ceiling during a youth wrestling tournament at Weeping Water School in eastern Nebraska. Weeping Water Fire Chief Ernie West says the hoop apparatus pivoted down, “the cable …

Mechanical Failure Ruled Out in Georgia Bus Crash

Mechanical failure has been ruled out as a potential cause behind a school bus accident in Covington, Ga., that left over 40 students and adults hospitalized earlier this week. The Covington News reports the Georgia State Patrol and the state …

Science Classroom Explosion Injures 7 Pennsylvania Students

Authorities say a small explosion and fire in a central Pennsylvania eighth-grade science classroom required hospital treatment for seven students and a teacher. Cumberland County spokeswoman Meg Silverstrim said two of the children injured late Wednesday morning were taken by …

6 Injured When Arkansas State University Stadium Bench Falls

Arkansas State University officials say five current and one former student were injured when the aluminum bench they were sitting on broke and fell during the ASU-Memphis football game. A news release from the university on Monday says the seat …

11 Hospitalized After Missouri School Bus Wreck

A Missouri schools superintendent says 11 students are hospitalized after their school bus slid off a narrow two-lane highway and overturned in a ditch. The injured were among 35 students in kindergarten through 12th grade who were on the Valley …

Students Injured in Bus Accident in Massachusetts

Connecticut students on a ski trip have suffered minor injuries in a bus collision. Police say two buses were traveling north on Route 140 when one bus rear-ended the other around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. One adult and eight minors were …