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3 Students Burned in N.C. School Experiment Gone Bad

Three children were taken to hospitals for treatment after a chemistry experiment went wrong at a North Carolina high school. The accident happened Tuesday at E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville. Cumberland County schools spokeswoman Renarta Moyd said the experiment …

18 Texas Students Hospitalized After Bus Wreck

Authorities say 18 Tyler middle school students were taken to area hospitals after the bus they were riding in was hit by a station wagon that crossed into the middle of the road. Department of Public Safety Trooper Steven Hodge …

IIl. Students at Risk in Old, Poorly Rated Driver’s Ed Cars

Many Illinois students are learning to drive in cars that have low safety ratings or are more than a decade old, potentially putting them at risk as cash-strapped school districts place a bigger priority on cost and fuel mileage, a …

Suit Claims Missouri Students Cut from Program Over Empathy

A former student at Webster University is suing the suburban St. Louis university, claiming he was dismissed from a master’s degree program because he supposedly lacked empathy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the suit claims up to $1 million in …

Slipped Purse Blamed for South Carolina Bus Wreck

Authorities say a school bus driver’s purse that slipped behind a brake pedal caused a wreck that injured the driver and several students. Investigators told the Augusta Chronicle the driver was trapped and some students suffered minor injuries on Friday …

Colorado High School Students Disciplined for Hay Prank

A group of high school students who came forward to claim responsibility for bringing hay into the school will face discipline ranging from apologies to volunteer service. However, the Durango High School students will graduate on time and will not …

Honor Students Sentenced to Prison in Connecticut Arson

Three college honor students have each been sentenced to 90 days in prison for burning down a vacant warehouse in East Lyme. Christian Bardoli, Matias Francone, and Alexander Tsuji pleaded guilty in New London Superior Court Monday to misdemeanor criminal …

Students, Bus Driver Injured in Missouri Bus Accident

A dump truck rear-ended a school bus in suburban Kansas City, sending six students and the bus driver to hospitals with apparently minor injuries. Lee’s Summit School District spokeswoman Janice Phelan says the students were headed to the AmericanJazzMuseum when …