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• Lockdowns end at two colleges after gunmen reports
• Lockdowns lifted at 2 North Carolina colleges
• Teacher who assigned essay on why Jews were evil faces discipline
• Assemblyman Proposes New California College System
• How Bad Is 'Viral' Rape Shaming PushesTeenage Girls Into Killing Themselves.
• New York teacher in writing task asks students why Jews are evil
• Lockdown ends at North Carolina college after report of gunman
• Rand Paul Stumbled at Howard, but He’s Still Reaching Out to the Black Community
• Man arrested after Miami students sickened by brownies

Lockdowns end at two colleges after gunmen reports Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:56 PM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Lockdowns at two North Carolina universities were lifted on Friday after unrelated reports of gunmen on the campuses, including one involving an attempted robbery in a residence hall, school officials said. Police locked down North Carolina Central University in Durham for nearly two hours after a man reportedly displayed a weapon at a residence hall before fleeing without taking any property, the school said. Police were searching for the suspect Friday evening, said a spokeswoman for the university, which has about 8,200 students. ...

Lockdowns lifted at 2 North Carolina colleges Posted: 12 Apr 2013 02:36 PM PDT DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Lockdowns for two North Carolina college campuses were lifted Friday after separate incidents involving reports of guns.

Teacher who assigned essay on why Jews were evil faces discipline Posted: 12 Apr 2013 01:51 PM PDT By Holly McKenna ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York state high school English teacher who asked students to imagine they were Nazis and give reasons why Jews were evil could be reprimanded or dismissed, a school district superintendent said on Friday. City School District of Albany Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard apologized at a news conference and pledged officials would personally express regret to Albany High School students who were given the assignment and their families. "This assignment for some of our students at Albany High School was completely unacceptable. ...

Assemblyman Proposes New California College System Posted: 12 Apr 2013 12:38 PM PDT A California assemblyman has an ambitious plan to found a fourth system of higher education in California. The New University of California is proposed in addition to the existing University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems. This New University would not actually offer classes but instead, would award degrees based on one's abilities in a skill or subject.

How Bad Is 'Viral' Rape Shaming PushesTeenage Girls Into Killing Themselves. Posted: 12 Apr 2013 10:45 AM PDT Seven months after 15-year-old Audrie Pott posted a grim Facebook message and hanged herself near Santa Clara, California, police arrested three 16-year-old boys on sexual battery charges late Thursday, amid allegations that she was "savagely assaulted by her fellow high school students while she lay on a bed completely unconscious" — only to have cellphone photos of the attack get shared amongst the 1,400 students at Saratoga High School.

New York teacher in writing task asks students why Jews are evil Posted: 12 Apr 2013 10:25 AM PDT By Holly McKenna ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - An Albany, New York high school English teacher who asked students to imagine they were Nazis and give reasons why Jews were evil may be disciplined, a school district spokesman said on Friday. Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard was expected to personally apologize on Friday to families of Albany High School students who were given the writing assignment, said Ron Lesko, a spokesman for the district. ...

Lockdown ends at North Carolina college after report of gunman Posted: 12 Apr 2013 10:04 AM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A university in Greensboro, North Carolina, lifted a campus-wide lockdown alert issued on Friday after reports that a man carrying a rifle was seen near a classroom building. No shots had been fired and no one was injured, North Carolina A&T State University, said. It said on its website that normal activities could resume on the campus. School officials did not immediately return a call seeking comment about whether a gunman had been found. Several public schools in Greensboro were also locked down Friday due to their proximity to the university. ...

Rand Paul Stumbled at Howard, but He’s Still Reaching Out to the Black Community Posted: 12 Apr 2013 05:50 AM PDT Just days after Sen. Rand Paul received a skeptical hearing at Howard University, he's out at another historically black college. Paul spoke Friday at the Simmons College of Kentucky, described by the school's mission statement as an "institution of biblical higher education dedicated to educating people in the urban context."

Man arrested after Miami students sickened by brownies Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:11 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Police arrested a 22-year-old man on drug charges on Thursday after nine Miami high school students were hospitalized after eating what officials described as brownies containing an unidentified substance. Authorities charged Dionisio Lockridge with possession of marijuana and cocaine and found brownies similar to the ones eaten by the students during a search in his house, officials said. Paramedics were called to the Miami Coral Park Senior High School on Thursday shortly after classes started when several students complained of feeling ill. ...

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