Bus discipline issues still prevalent at CMSD
When it comes to student discipline at Columbus Municipal School District, the buses seem to be the biggest problem areas, district officials say.
Some area schools see spikes in discipline issues
Columbus Municipal School District students saw an increase in disciplinary referrals from last August, largely due to incidents involving its middle- and high-school students.
MSMS cries foul on Ivy League study
Researchers at an Ivy League school have made changes to a study on African American suspension rates in Southern schools after hearing from angry staff and alumni at a local high school.
Three Secret Service agents benched before presidential trip
The Secret Service sent three agents home from the Netherlands just before President Barack Obama’s arrival after one agent was found inebriated in an Amsterdam hotel, the Secret Service said Tuesday.
Gov’t: Most school discipline need not mean court
The Obama administration on Wednesday pressed the nation’s schools to abandon what it described as overly zealous discipline policies that send students to court instead of the principal’s office.
Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids
Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities.