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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Elementary student found with knife during school dismissal in Charles County, deputies say
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. () — An elementary student is facing disciplinary actions after they were caught with a knife Tuesday, according to the sheriff's office. The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said that on April 29, school staff at T.C. Martin Elementary School were notified during dismissal that an 11-year-old student had a knife. School administration then found the knife in the student's pocket. Chesapeake police seek help in locating missing family of five last seen in Laurel The student was given consequences from the Charles County Public Schools for violating the Code of Student Conduct. However, under the Maryland law, children aged 11 can not be charged. This incident comes just days after a student at Thomas Stone High School was In a letter sent to the school community, T.C. Martin Elementary School Principal Ethel Hosendorf emphasized that any student in possession of knives or weapons will face disciplinary actions and possible charges from police. 'Please talk with your child about the seriousness of bringing these types of items to school or on the school bus. Knives are not allowed at school or on the bus and are treated as possession of a weapon. Please encourage your child to turn these types of items into a teacher or staff member if they realize they have something at school that is against school rules,' wrote Hosendorf. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Students charged after fight with DeKalb County teacher
Multiple students were arrested and charged after a fight with a teacher, school officials said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] According to the DeKalb County School District, on Tuesday, multiple students reportedly started a fight with a teacher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School. Three students have been charged with battery and disrupting public school for their involvement. Following DCSD protocol, the teacher, whose identity was not released, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. TRENDING STORIES: 'Whites only,' 'colored only' signs posted in Rockdale elementary school Caregiver accused of buying Shein outfits, paying bills with Alzheimer's patient's credit card Man pretending to make DoorDash delivery tries breaking into woman's apartment School officials said all other laws and violations found in the DCSD Code of Student Conduct handbook will be fully enforced to address the incident. The investigation is ongoing. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
CBC
09-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
McGill University accused of failing to prevent antisemitism in class action application
A McGill University undergrad is hoping to launch a class-action lawsuit against the school for allegedly failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism and discrimination on campus since Oct. 8, 2023. Backed by a Montreal law firm and B'nai Brith Canada, the application to launch a class action was filed in Superior Court Tuesday. It has not yet been authorized. The lawsuit is seeking reimbursement of 33 per cent of the aggregate tuition and student fees paid by each class member in respect of the period since Oct. 8, 2023, and punitive damages in the amount of $5 million for harm suffered by the class as a whole. The lawsuit is asking that all Jewish students registered at McGill University be included, be they undergraduate, masters, continuing education, doctoral or post-doctoral students. It estimates that there could be about 4,000 plaintiffs. The applicant seeking authorization in this case is David Cobrin, who is being represented by Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin LLP. Cobrin alleges that McGill University failed to enforce its own policies to protect Jewish students from harassment, discrimination and antisemitism, particularly since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. McGill is accused of breaching its obligations under its Code of Student Conduct and other internal policies by allowing an environment of antisemitic sentiment and not taking adequate disciplinary or preventive measures, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit is seeking financial compensation for affected students and asks the court to compel McGill to meaningfully enforce its policies to ensure Jewish students are protected and that anti-Zionism is recognized as "a manifestation of antisemitism." "B'nai Brith Canada is supporting McGill's Jewish students because the university has allowed the situation to get out of hand," said Henry Topas, B'nai Brith Canada's regional director for Quebec in a statement. "Radicalized individuals, both students and non-students, are preventing Jewish students from obtaining the university experience to which they are entitled." The lawsuit cites dozens of examples of what it says contributed to harassment, discrimination and antisemitism on campus, including a two-and-a-half-month, pro-Palestinian encampment on the school's lower field that called for the school to divest from Israel-related funds. It cites an Instagram post allegedly made the day after the attack on Oct. 8, 2023, by Students in Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR). It was an official student club at the time. It described Hamas' assault and taking of hostages as "heroic" and urged people to "celebrate the resistance's success," the lawsuit says. WATCH | Students still heated over Gaza conflict: Debate over Gaza conflict still heated on Montreal university campuses, despite ceasefire 2 months ago Duration 3:11 In the years since, tensions on campus have escalated and at times become violent. The application cites several Instagram posts made by SPHR, protests, vandalism and decisions made by the school and governing bodies, such as the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU). "Since Oct. 8, 2023, applicant feels that he has not received the full extent of the university experience to which he has a right and legitimate expectation," the application states.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Student found with 3 bags of marijuana at high school in Charles County, deputies say
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. () — A teenager was charged after they were found with bags of marijuana at a high school in Charles County on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office. In a release, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said that on March 26, a school administrator at Thomas Stone High School discovered that a student had three bags of raw cannabis. Prince George's County community mourns loss of 19-year-old custodian killed in shooting Authorities took the marijuana, and the student was charged on a juvenile civil citation with possession of cannabis. The sheriff's office said the student will also face disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Charles County Public Schools Code of Student Conduct. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Grandmother says 11-year-old granddaughter was stabbed in the hand at DeKalb school
A DeKalb County grandmother said a kid stabbed her granddaughter in the hand with a fork at school, and she wants the school district to do more. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Twanda Wesley said her 11-year-old granddaughter is now going to school in fear after an encounter during lunch at the DeKalb Arts Academy last Tuesday. 'She said this little boy who's always bullying her and her other two friends, got into an argument with another girl, but he came and stabbed her in the hand with a fork,' Wesley said. DeKalb County Schools released the following statement to Channel 2 Action News: The safety and well-being of students, families, and staff is the top priority at the DeKalb Arts Academy. Last week, school administrators received a report that a student poked another with a fork and made inappropriate comments during a lunch-period exchange. There were no visible or reported injuries associated with this incident. While the District cannot publicly discuss individual student discipline matters, an investigation determined this was an isolated event. The school is continuing to work with the families regarding this incident. However, the grandmother said it was not an isolated incident. 'She said this has been going on for a while, him telling her and her friends that he was going to kill them,' Wesley said. Wesley said in the current climate, she doesn't want to see the school minimize this action because she said children's lives could be at risk. 'He's 11, but he knows better,' Wesley said. 'He knows right from wrong, all this stuff going on at the schools.' TRENDING STORIES: Woman wakes to naked man breaking in to her Atlanta apartment Northwest GA pair accused of trying to meet 14-year-old girl for sex Multiple fires burning across Floyd County Channel 2′s Eryn Rogers looked into what the DeKalb County School District considers a weapon in its Code of Student Conduct. In addition to a gun, which carries an automatic one-year suspension, weapons include knives, razor blades and box cutters, chains, pipes, martial arts devices, mace, ammunition, and BB and pellet guns, but it doesn't mention forks. However, the punishment for making threats ranges from in-school suspension to a 10-day out-of-school suspension which the grandmother said does little to help her granddaughter feel safe again. 'She shouldn't have to go to school in fear,' Wesley said. 'She's going to school to learn.' [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Wesley said the school only suspended the student for a couple of days. Wesley says her granddaughter told her, the boy was back at school Tuesday. She doesn't believe that's an adequate punishment. 'Children don't go to school, taking weapons to school, stabbing other children with them, threatening to kill them, that's not normal behavior,' Wesley said. The district said they can't comment on disciplinary action. However, Wesley said the school resource officer told her that they would not be pressing charges, so Wesley plans to press charges with the DeKalb County Juvenile Court.
