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US School Districts Weigh Duty to Migrants in Shelters
When San Benito, Texas, school leaders learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in their small town near the U.S.-Mexico border, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers, mobile classrooms and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment resemble one of his schools. While a government contractor...
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Colorado School District Introduces 4-Day Weeks to Cut Costs
Hate Mondays? Maybe you should consider moving to Colorado. A school district in the Centennial State has cancelled school on Mondays in favor of a four-day school week. But Garfield-like attitudes is not why school district 27J, located outside Denver, made the decision. The district, which serves 18,000 students in Brighton, Commerce City, Henderson, Thornton and Aurora, believes that the...
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‘There Will Be No Teachers Left': Educators in Philadelphia Talk About Quitting, School Violence and Paying for Classroom Supplies
Teachers in Philadelphia don’t make a lot of money — between $46,000 and $84,000 — and it’s hard-earned: they deal with occasional in-school violence, constant pressure to improve test scores and a high-rate of turnover among their peers.
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Teens Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Watertown After Argument About Smoking: Police
A man is suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s teenage son and daughter at their Watertown home Tuesday night after an argument about him smoking cigarettes in the house escalated, according to police. They said the man had moved into the home just two weeks earlier.
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Police Take Hands-Off Approach for Full Flights After United Debacle
Police at airports in the New York City metro area are taking a hands-off approach when it comes to removing passengers from overbooked or fully sold flights.
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Teachers Speak on Violence in the Classroom
Of the 500 Philadelphia teachers polled by NBC10, 42% of them said they’ve been physically assaulted by a student. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher speaks with teachers about the violence they deal with and finding a solution to the problem.
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Video Shows Shootout Between Gunman and Father at Upper Darby Home
An investigation is underway after a shootout between a masked gunman and a father inside an Upper Darby home with his family was captured on surveillance video.
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Masked Gunman Shoots at House in Delaware County, Police Say
Security cameras captured a masked gunman shooting, bullet after bullet, from the middle of a neighborhood street in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors was live in front of the targeted home.
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Upper Darby School District Accepts Teacher's Resignation After Racist Rant Caught on Cam
A white Delaware County, Pennsylvania, teacher who was captured on video calling a black parent a racial slur following a fender bender has resigned.
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Delco Teacher Steps Down After Racist Rant Caught on Camera
The Upper Darby school board on Tuesday voted unanimously to accept Renee Greeley’s resignation after the Drexel Hill Middle School teacher was caught on camera hurling a racial slur during a rant following a fender bender.
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Cherry Hill School Board Approves Controversial School Lunch Policy
Cherry Hill school board leaders approved a lunch policy Tuesday which allows students with overdue accounts to get a hot meal but prevents them from attending the prom, after school activities and class trips. NBC10’s Keith Jones spoke to parents about the controversial ruling.
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Back to Class in New Locations for 2 Philadelphia High Schools Weeks After Asbestos Closure
After weeks of uncertainty after asbestos was discovered inside their shared building, students from two Philadelphia high schools returned to classes in new locations Monday.
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Teacher Goes on Racist Rant in School Parking Lot After Fender Bender, Parent Says
A local teacher is now on leave after a parent posted a video of her going on a racist rant in a school parking lot.
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Teacher Placed on Leave After Viral Video of Racist Rant Surfaces
A Drexel Hill Middle School teacher was placed on administrative leave after a parent posted a video of her going on a racist rant in the school parking lot. NBC10’s Keith Jones has the video and the details.
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Philly School District Picks New Locations for Benjamin Franklin High School and the Science Leadership Academy After Asbestos Closed Building
School district headquarters, a synagogue and a former charter school are going to be the temporary home for students forced out of their shared Philadelphia high school building by asbestos.