Tag: student
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Akron school resource officer put on administrative duty after punching student in the head
An Akron, Ohio, school resource officer has been assigned to administrative duty after he was recorded on video punching a high school student in the head, the mayor said. Security video released Monday by Akron Public Schools shows the school’s resource officer, who is a member of the Akron Police Department and was assigned to…
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Hamilton College student admits to posting antisemitic remarks on campus, police say
A Hamilton College student has been charged with posting antisemitic remarks on campus, authorities said Monday. New York State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to the private college located in upstate New York on Friday after receiving “a report of antisemitic remarks being posted on art canvases on campus,” police said in a news…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit with new civil suit alleging rape of a college student two decades ago
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a new civil lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. The complaint, first obtained by NBC News, was filed in the Southern District of New York on behalf of one female, who is not named in the filing. The incident alleged in the complaint dates back to 2004 and includes allegations…
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan can take effect after judge lets restraining order expire
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can take effect after a judge ruled Wednesday that he would let a temporary restraining order on the plan expire. It’s a minor victory for the Biden administration just weeks ahead of the presidential election. The lawsuit was brought by seven red-leaning states: Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,…
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Education Dept. extends deadline for defaulted student loan borrowers to get current
The U.S. Department of Education has extended the deadline for its Fresh Start program for defaulted student loan borrowers until Wednesday morning, according to an agency spokesperson. Borrowers who apply for the limited opportunity will be returned to good standing on their loans, and able to avoid the impact of delinquency and default. The original deadline…
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University of Pittsburgh, FBI investigating 2nd attack on Jewish student in a month
Authorities are investigating the second incident in a month in which a Jewish student attending the University of Pittsburgh was attacked, possibly motivated by the victim’s religion. The FBI, which is currently assisting University of Pittsburgh Police, said it has opened its own investigation. According to university police, the student was walking off campus early…
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Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school that suspended him
HOUSTON — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school in the Barbers Hill school…
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Student in carving of racial slur on teammate’s chest no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College
An unidentified Gettysburg College student accused of carving a racial epithet on the chest of a teammate is no longer enrolled at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, the school said over the weekend. “We can report now that the individual who scratched a slur onto another person is no longer enrolled at the College,” the…
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Gettysburg College student allegedly carved racial slur with box cutter onto another student’s chest
A college student allegedly used a box cutter to carve a racial slur onto another student’s chest at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, officials said Thursday. The alleged attack happened at a men’s swim team gathering Sept. 6 at an on-campus residence, according to a statement from the victim’s family that was published by the college’s…
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Indiana woman faces up to 6 years in prison after repeatedly stabbing Asian American student on bus
A woman who was accused of stabbing an Asian American student at Indiana University Bloomington last year because she said she had “noticed” the victim was Chinese has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge, court documents show. Billie Davis, 57, entered the plea last week after she was indicted by a federal grand…