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• Navy corpsman linked to bomb threat surrenders (AP)
• Calif. principal accused of molesting 7 girls (AP)
• Muslim students stand trial for speech disruption (AP)
• Ohio reduces convictions in closely watched school-choice case (Reuters)
• California high school evacuated in bomb scare (Reuters)
• Charges lessened in Ohio school fake-address case (AP)
• SoCal high school evacuated after bomb threat (AP)
• Education Secretary Duncan tours Rust Belt (AP)
• Classes cancelled in Montana town amid strike (AP)
• Outlet malls a big hit for back-to-school shoppers (AP)

Navy corpsman linked to bomb threat surrenders (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:39 PM PDT AP - An AWOL Navy corpsman turned himself in Wednesday after leaving a threatening note claiming he planted bombs at a nearby Southern California high school in an incident that prompted administrators to order students out of the building on the first day of classes.

Calif. principal accused of molesting 7 girls (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:32 PM PDT AP - The principal of a small private school in the suburbs of the state capital was arrested Wednesday on charges that he fondled at least seven girls over the past 15 years, months after he was accused of touching female students under their clothes.

Muslim students stand trial for speech disruption (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:20 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors have argued that 10 Muslim university students broke the law when they shouted down a speech by the Israeli ambassador on a Southern California campus.

Ohio reduces convictions in closely watched school-choice case (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - Ohio Governor John Kasich said on Wednesday that an Akron-area mother convicted of felony charges for lying about where she lived to enroll her children in a suburban school district deserves a second chance.

California high school evacuated in bomb scare (Reuters) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - A Southern California high school was evacuated on Wednesday after writings found in the belongings of a missing U.S. Navy corpsman suggested he had placed explosives on the campus, authorities said.

Charges lessened in Ohio school fake-address case (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 01:48 PM PDT AP - The governor on Wednesday reduced the charges against a woman jailed for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district, saying the penalty didn't fit the crime.

SoCal high school evacuated after bomb threat (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT AP - Orange County authorities have evacuated thousands of students from a high school after a missing Navy medic left a note claiming he planted explosives there.

Education Secretary Duncan tours Rust Belt (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:06 PM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan set out Wednesday on a three-day bus tour across the Rust Belt manufacturing region. His message is that education can help revitalize the economy in distressed areas that had been dominated by industries such as coal, steel and the production of cars.

Classes cancelled in Montana town amid strike (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 10:11 AM PDT AP - Public school administrators in Butte went on strike after they failed to reach a contract, forcing the cancellation of classes and extracurricular activities Wednesday in the town of 34,000 people.

Outlet malls a big hit for back-to-school shoppers (AP) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 04:25 AM PDT AP - Parents have a new goal this back-to-school shopping season: Buy their kids the name brands they want without spending like it's 2007.

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