Schools

Three kindergarteners in western Pennsylvania were hospitalized after consuming alcoholic Jell-O shots brought to school by a classmate, according to district officials.

Teens were seen damaging their Chromebook or setting it on fire on TikTok.

Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players in a stunt that “went way beyond hazing,” prosecutors said this week.

A New Jersey school received a mysterious package that contained its library’s copy of “Jumanji” that had been checked out in May 1982.

Changes could be coming to the San Diego Unified School District, shaking up the way it goes about changing the name of their schools. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes reports.

Hundreds of school districts around the U.S. may have to abandon plans to acquire electric buses after the EPA froze the latest round of money that was part of President Biden’s infrastructure law. The electric buses would replace diesel-burning buses that are particularly unhealthy for the children who ride them. The buses would also would save districts on fuel costs....

The Fallbrook Union High School District is investigating hazing reports involving the boys’ varsity baseball team at Fallbrook High School. Parents say the reports came to light about a week ago. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes has the story. 

A small high school in North Carolina was surprised by its band director with the highest ranking its band has won at a statewide musical competition.

California State Senator Akilah Weber-Pierson teamed up with United Way to give out more than 800 new books to T-K through 5th grade students.

A Fallbrook middle schooler is recovering and the sheriff’s department is investigating after a classmate attacked him in class on Monday. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes reports.

TikTok has recently been flooded with videos of people claiming that Krispy Kreme gives out free doughnuts for good grades.

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Educators across the country are worried about the impact from major job cuts at the Department of Education. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes spoke to the representative for California’s 58 superintendents about what it could mean for schools and students.

The U.S. Department of Education has sent out a letter to schools receiving federal funding, telling them that they need to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies by the end of the month, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes. 

Love them or hate them, there is a new debate over Crocs as a growing number of schools are trying to ban the footwear fashion.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 are excited to launch our Supporting Our Schools campaign, which focuses on helping San Diego County teachers and students get the materials they need to have a successful school year.

A study conducted by researchers at Stony Brook University found teenagers spend an average of 90 minutes a day on their phones during school.

NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 are excited to launch our Supporting Our Schools campaign, which focuses on helping San Diego County teachers and students get the materials they need to have a successful school year.

In the 1995 movie “Clueless,” Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher orchestrates a romantic connection between her two teachers, Mr. Hall and Miss Geist. A 13-year-old student from Texas, like Cher, told a few white lies to get the ball rolling for her two teachers to make a connection.