Brooklyn Tech evacuated after bomb threat
Brooklyn Technical High Schoolw as evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat made to the school.
Adapt Community Network casino night
FOX 5 NY'S Teresa Priolo, Mike Woods and Ines Rosales attended the Adapt Community Network's annual Santa party and casino night. The event benefits the Adapt Community Network's preschool program. Adapt is the largest provider of preschool education for children with disabilities in New York.
Around half of 2020 class of Rhodes Scholars from US are first-generation Americans
Around half of the class of Rhodes Scholars from the U.S. who will study at Oxford University in England next year are first-generation Americans and a majority are minority candidates.
New Jersey lawmaker introduces bill that would require students to learn cursive
The bill would require elementary school in New Jersey to teach students how to read and write in cursive.
Sen. Rand Paul offering bill to combat student loan debt
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to combat the rising debt load engulfing college students by allowing families to use their retirement savings to pay off their loans.
Student, officer hurt in second Wisconsin high school shooting
An armed student confronted a school resource officer at a Wisconsin high school Tuesday morning and both were wounded, police said, in the second such shooting at a school in the state in as many days.
School cancels ‘Tarzan’ production over racism fears
A suburban New York high school is canceling a production Disney’s “Tarzan” after two parents complained about the source material’s implicit racism and imperialism.
Nearly 1 million U.S. teens bring a gun to school, study suggests
Near a million teenagers bring guns to school, according to a study that looked at several surveys.
11-year-old invents backpack to stop bullying in schools
An Atlanta sixth grader turned his struggle with bullies into a patented invention to help other students.
Scholarship named in honor of NYPD detective Luis Alvarez
The First Responders Children’s Foundation has announced a scholarship in honor of NYPD Detective Luis G. Alvarez.
Brand-new Queens library isn't fully wheelchair-accessible, lawsuit says
A brand-new branch of the Queens Public Library is the topic of a federal lawsuit. A resident of Long Island City is suing the library because several of the building's features are not accessible to people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices.
False report of gun causes lockdown at Montclair High School
Montclair High School and nearby Renaissance Middle School were placed on lockdown Wednesday, reported community site Baristanet.
Video shows school bus driver drinking beer during pickups
A school bus driver in Illinois was arrested and charged after surveillance footage filmed her purchasing and then drinking beer while transporting elementary school children on Friday morning, November 15.
NJ school district hit with ransomware attack
A New Jersey school district has delayed opening after its computer system was infected with ransomware.
Mom outraged after son trapped in school bus luggage compartment for 45 minutes
The 8-year-old boy was trapped in the vehicle the same day a heatwave alert was issued.
With schools out early, 'mayhem' breaks out at mall in Queens
Hundreds of teenagers filled Queens Center on Friday. Some teens got disorderly and created "mayhem." Police responded and cleared them out.
Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools
Colorado school districts closed 46 schools over a possible outbreak of norovirus.
Turning students into skilled technicians at Lincoln Tech
Lincoln Tech is a vocational institute that focuses on turning students into skilled technicians to help close the skills gap that many companies are facing.
Syracuse U. says report of white supremacist manifesto likely a hoax
Reports that a white supremacist manifesto was sent to some Syracuse University students’ cellphones was likely a hoax, according to the school.
Protesters show up in force to counter Ann Coulter speaking engagement at UC Berkeley
A large protest at UC Berkeley's campus grew to several hundred people Wednesday night ahead of a speaking engagement by conservative commentator Ann Coulter.