- After two student suicides, Florida educators say that they stop bullying in its earliest stages, while families suggest that the schools are actually rife with peer-on-peer harassment.
- A 17-year-old student says in a formal letter that the day before canine drug searches occur, teachers warn students that the searches are coming. The school may be drug free “on paper,” he says, but the real drug availability is “unbelievable.”
- Tattoos and body piercings may soon be the norm in a Nebraska school district, where the school board is preparing to vote on tattoos and piercings that do not pose “a distraction to the educational process.” It may also permit personal computers, iPads, and cell phones at school, if students use them for instructional purposes.
- School uniforms will not be required in a Massachusetts school, so educators will instead enforce a stricter dress code. Clothing loans—and clothing for sale in the bookstore—will help violators return to class quickly.