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A school in Washington closed due to nice weather

No snow days for this school but they did take a sun day.

In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

It was a "sun day" of sorts for 205 students at Bellingham Christian School in Bellingham, Wash.

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HS track team disqualified for making religious gesture

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Teacher suspended on 'weapons' charge for showing students garden tools

A teacher at Washington Irving Elementary School in Chicago was suspended after he displayed garden-variety tools such as wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers in his classroom as part of a "tool discussion" in his class.

Doug Bartlett, a 17-year veteran in the classroom, was suspended for displaying the tools in his classroom as part of a "tool discussion" in his class.

Despite the fact that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students' reach, school officials informed Bartlett that his use of the tools as visual aids endangered his students.

Bartlett was subsequently penalized with a four-day suspension without pay - charged with possessing, carrying, storing or using a weapon.

None of the tools were made accessible to the students. When not in use, the tools were secured in a toolbox on a high shelf out of reach of the students. They were used to demonstrate the proper use of tools.

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Obama used teleprompter in a 6th grade classroom

President Barack Obama faced criticism after using a podium and teleprompter to address the media in a sixth grade classroom in January 2010.

Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, spoke to the media after a discussion with sixth grade students at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Although Obama was not speaking to the students from the podium, questions are being asked as to why the president needed a teleprompter to address the media from the sixth grade classroom.

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FAU professor put on administrative leave after 'Jesus-stomping' classroom incident

Far-left liberal anti-Christian professors are commonplace at most universities. Professor Deandre Poole (pictured) of Florida Atlantic University has taken liberal anti-Christian hatred to a new low.

A Mormon student in Poole’s classroom said he was barred from class for not writing the word “Jesus” on a piece of paper and then stomping on it.

Florida Atlantic University has placed professor Poole on administrative leave for his own safety.

The university was only concerned for Poole’s safety. The school was apparently not troubled by the Jesus stomping incident - only the radical professor’s safety.

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School confiscates third-graders cupcakes decorated with toy soldiers

A Michigan elementary school confiscated homemade cupcakes because the birthday treats were decorated with plastic green Army soldiers.

The school is defending its decision to confiscate a third-graders batch of homemade cupcakes because the birthday treats were decorated with plastic green Army soldiers.

The mother of a third grade student made a batch of 30 chocolate cupcakes and delivered them to Schall Elementary School in the town of Caro. The 9-year-old student helped decorate the treats with plastic figurines representing World War Two soldiers.

The school refused to allow the cupcakes because the soldiers had guns.

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Report: 80% of recent NYC High School grads can’t read

The report at the link below says it’s an education bombshell.

Nearly 80 percent of New York City high school graduates need to relearn basic skills before they can enter the City University’s community college system.

They had to re-learn basic skills — reading, writing and math — first before they could begin college courses.

They are part of a disturbing statistic.

In sheer numbers it means that nearly 11,000 kids who got diplomas from city high schools needed remedial courses to re-learn the basics.

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Do you have trouble with fractions?

It would have been fun to have had this on my blackboard when I taught math several years ago.

...hat tip to Dorinda West

Oberlin College in Ohio cancels classes person with KKK garb seen on campus

Oberlin College in Ohio suspended all classes on Monday after someone "wearing a hood and robe resembling a KKK outfit" was spotted near the Afrikan Heritage House on campus, the school said.

According to the Oberlin website, the Afrikan Heritage House is "the center of activity for students who want to heighten their understanding of cultures, traditions, and issues among African, African-American, and Afrikan-Caribbean societies."

More than 1,000 turned out for a Demonstration of Solidarity at Oberlin College on Monday after classes were suspended.

Classes at the historic Ohio college resumed Tuesday, but an investigation into the latest of several racially-charged incidents remains ongoing.

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A college professor forced students to vote for Obama. Will she be fired?

A college professor has been placed on leave after she allegedly forced her class to sign a pledge to vote for President Obama in the November 2012 elections.

Professor Sharon Sweet (pictured) at Brevard Community College (BCC) allegedly told students to sign a pledge that reads: “I pledge to vote for President Obama and Democrats up and down the ticket.” The pledge was printed off of GottaVote.org, a website that was funded by the Obama campaign.

In the eyes of the college, Sweet clearly created a hostile environment for students, since many feared their grades would be affected if they did not sign the pledge. She remains on paid leave until the board votes to fire her.

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