School Summer Programs - Utah school institutes fees for tardiness

School Summer Programs - Utah school institutes fees for tardiness

Political Gateway - RIVERTON, Utah, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Riverton High School in Utah is requiring all students to pay a $2 charge each time they are tardy. The Salt Lake Tribune said that the new school regulation -- which also includes a $3 charge per absence -- has met
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Time to vaccinate your child for school
KVBC - Back to school time means buying books, buying clothes and buying supplies. But as Kids First Kendall Tenney reports, along with the shopping comes a little pain. Thousands of kids are getting vaccinations in preparation for the school year and the
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It's official: North's Robinson sets school rushing record
Philadelphia Daily News - Running for a record was much easier than having it confirmed, North Catholic's Daryl Robinson learned last weekend. There are no assigned official statisticians at high school football games and few fields, especially in the city, have individual
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Back to School at Any Age
KHNL News 8 - "Youth is wasted on the young," observed Irish playwright, author and award-winning screenwriter George Bernard Shaw. Let me add, so is education. If you're thinking about returning to school and worried about being too old or questioning your study
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Mom: Teen accused in school plot bullied
KCBD - GREEN BAY, Wis. The mother of a teen arrested in a foiled Columbine-style plan to bomb and shoot students at a Wisconsin high school says her son and a friend were "pushed to the limit" by bullies. Elizabeth Sturtz says other students at East High in
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Start of school seen as major test for Iraq
Philadelphia Enquirer - BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's new school year is approaching, and there are more than the usual back-to-school jitters in Baghdad, even for a war zone. When classes begin Wednesday, Iraqi and U.S. officials will be watching to see whether Iraq's parents
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Evergreen puts lid on enrollment at Harmony school
Columbian - Echoing Evergreen Public Schools' remarkable growth surge during the late 1990s, the district has capped enrollment at Harmony Elementary School, now flush with 800 students. Any additional, new students will instead be assigned to Mill Plain
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School district calls News 4 mold story 'inaccurate' School district
KVOA 4 - News 4's investigation of a moldy mess at a Catalina Foothills elementary school took a new turn on Friday. The district, while refusing to comment, called our report, in a letter to parents, "inaccurate." The district's letter claims our report was
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Farm Family Teaching School Kids Healthy Habits
WJZ - (AP) MILAN, Ohio Bobby Jones hopped off his John Deere tractor and herded a dozen children over to a row of cherry tomato plants. "You can't come to the farm without picking a tomato and eating one that's warm from the sun," he told the kids. A few
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High school highlights
Statesman Journal - Willamette Valley Chr. at Santiam tournament: The Warriors finished 4-1 in the tournament, losing to Regis in the finals. Willamette Valley Chrisitian defeated Riverdale, Perrydale, Santiam and Westside Christian in the semifinals. Jennifer Pommerenk
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