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Making food allergy awareness part of the curriculum may help prevent bullies from using these foods as a threat.

Parents, Schools Step Up Efforts To Combat Food-Allergy Bullying

8:00am June 05, 2018

by Tove Danovich

Up to 32 percent of kids with food allergies have been taunted with foods that make them sick. Schools are moving beyond allergy awareness and "nut-free zones" to address this dangerous behavior.

Dawn Charlton, an instructor with Being Adept, leads a discussion on marijuana for sixth-graders at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, California.

With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From 'Don't' to 'Delay'

5:01am June 03, 2018

by Carrie Feibel

Today's drug prevention messaging is a far cry from the "Just Say No" days. Schools want to give kids the facts to make informed decisions about whether and when to try drugs or alcohol.

Student Journalists

Gun Violence - A Student's Perspective

4:15pm June 01, 2018

by Emily Harper

Gun violence and school shootings are without a doubt divisive issues.

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Abdul Aziz Sheikh (center), the father of Sabika Sheikh, a victim of a shooting at a Texas high school, shows a picture of his daughter in Karachi on Saturday.

'We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive': Family Mourns Slain Pakistani Student

5:48pm May 21, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Sabika Sheikh's family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn't think it would happen to their daughter. "We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there," her great-uncle tells NPR.

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News

After Devastating Tornado Guilford County Students Relocate

3:55pm April 20, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

Carolina Curious: Can School Police Question Your Child Without Consent?

6:00am March 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

After the deadly shooting at a Florida high school last month, lawmakers all over the country are looking at how to make schools safer, including in North Carolina. Part of that movement has focused on beefing up the presence of school resource officers, or SROs.

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Mounting research suggests that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed late because of bias on the part of health care providers or a lack of information among patient families.

Black And Latino Children Are Often Overlooked When It Comes To Autism

4:42pm March 19, 2018

by Casey Rentz

Research suggests that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed later in life because of healthcare provider bias and families' lack of access to care, among other reasons.

Wes Morosky, owner of Duke's Sport Shop. left, helps Ron Detka as he shops for a rifle at his store in New Castle, Penn.

Education

Trump's Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

11:15pm March 11, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

June Jo Lee's interest in food anthropology inspired her husband Philip Lee to create a publishing company that would bring books about good food to kids.

Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

2:48pm February 27, 2018

by Lela Nargi

Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.

Education

Inside The Virtual Schools Lobby: 'I Trust Parents'

6:00am February 13, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Behind-the-scenes marketing has made 'I Trust Parents' the mantra of for-profit, online charter schools in their battles with states and traditional charter schools.