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TV Tinsel: Birder Christian Cooper found his wings early in life

In elementary school Christian Cooper found himself in a class that bored him to death. Little did he know that that class would spawn a lifetime passion and even a TV show.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023

Father of 6-year-old Virginia shooter has several gun, assault charges on his record

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of the 6-year-old student who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 is being taken to task in the criminal justice system for her son’s actions.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023

CPS gym teacher accused of sexually abusing elementary school students: prosecutors

Andrew Castro, 36, allegedly sexually abused three students who, at his request, referred to him as “godfather,” Cook County prosecutors said Friday during his bond hearing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2023

Protests erupt outside Los Angeles elementary school’s Pride month assembly

Police officers are separating protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ issues involving children in California during Pride month

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Immigrant dies at shelter at shuttered Woodlawn school that stirred controversy

Officers responded Friday morning to a call of a 26-year-old man who was “foaming at the mouth and unresponsive” at the old Wadsworth Elementary School building, police said. He died there.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2023

Protests erupt outside Los Angeles elementary school's Pride month assembly

Police officers are separating protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ issues involving children in California during Pride month

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

After 10 years, Chicago school closings have left big holes, and promises unkept

Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.

WEKU · Jun 1, 2023

Samantha Fish: “I play other guitars, but I always go back to the SG because it fights me just enough. I need something to push back a little bit and she does”

The blues-rock ace on what draws her to both Gibson and Fender, why all guitar players should learn drums, and how she ended up using an elementary school PA system for her tones on her new album with Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues

Guitar World · May 29, 2023

Texas parents fret over Winnie the Pooh being used to teach kids about school shootings

The Dallas school district has apologized for not giving parents any warning or guidance before it sent elementary school students home with a Winnie the Pooh-themed book about what to do in the event of a school shooting

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Connecticut House approves major gun control bill as Republicans blast attack on ‘citizens’ rights’

HARTFORD, Conn. — One day after the one-year anniversary of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Connecticut legislators passed the state’s most comprehensive gun-control package since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings more than a decade ago.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023