The NY Daily News took a look at three exceptional students who attend prestigious academies in New York City, despite not fitting the stereotypical background commonly associated with such schools.
8 October 2009
10 September 2009
22 June 2009
6 April 2009
Oprah’s Expelled Students Say Last Days At School Were Hell
By Alex Alvarez at 3:30 PM.
A group of students at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls recently put the school back in the headlines after being accused of sexually harassing their classmates and encouraging them to have sexual relationships with one another. Now, the girls are coming forward about what their last days at the school were like.
30 March 2009
Florida Students Tell On Drunk Teacher Kylene Nelson After She Threatens To Fail Them For Not Dancing With Her
By Alex Alvarez at 4:08 PM.
Kylene Nelson, a 42-year-old middle school teacher from Land O’ Lake, Florida, was reported to the administration after she drunkenly threatened to fail her students if they did not dance with her. We think we’ve had this teacher.
20 March 2009
Dallas School Allegedly Staged Cage Fights Among Students
By Alex Alvarez at 2:15 PM.
An inner-city high school in Dallas, Texas has been slapped (and/or roundhouse kicked) with allegations that it allowed or even forced students to settle their differences by cage fighting. It’s not April Fool’s day for another two weeks, right? Hm.
