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‘Click!’ You’re on Facebook, Sleepy Sub


January 30, 2012 by Jake Simms

Remember the old days when you could sneak a nap in the middle of the school day?

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Sexting ‘lesson’ goes too far


December 18, 2011 by Claire Knight

There’s tough love … and then there’s this!

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The new health risk for students is …


December 15, 2011 by Claire Knight

More and more doctors are treating students for a new disorder:

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Students: We will study more if …


December 11, 2011 by Claire Knight

What teacher doesn’t want students to study more? This may help, according to a recent study.

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Heard of ‘cyberbaiting’ yet? 3 need-to-know steps


November 30, 2011 by Claire Knight

School officials — especially teachers — are becoming victims of cyberbaiting, a growing trend.

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Texting school board member arrested


October 9, 2011 by Claire Knight

A mother and school board member has been arrested. Here’s what happened, according to reports:

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Teacher arrested after sending SMS messages


October 2, 2011 by Claire Knight

When a 13-year-old student received inappropriate text messages from a phone number he didn’t recognize, he told his parents. They called the cell phone number — and then called police.

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Yaw-w-wn! The tech zombies are back


September 8, 2011 by Jake Simms

The biggest downside of technology is never more evident than in the first weeks of school:

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New cell phone policy trend: Are you up to speed?


September 4, 2011 by Claire Knight

There’s been a change in the winds over the summer — at least as far as cell phone polices go. Here’s the latest:

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What made this school district drop wireless?


August 25, 2011 by Jake Simms

One school district finally had enough and took the nuclear option:

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