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3 Massachusetts Firms to Pay $325K Over Asbestos Work at State University
Feb 23 2023 // A Waltham-based construction contractor, Devens-based plumbing contractor, and Woburn-based demolition company will pay up to $325,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during a renovation...
Three College Students Killed in West Virginia Auto Accident
Feb 9 2023 // Three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday. The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near...
Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court
Feb 7 2023 // A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online...
University of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations
Feb 2 2023 // Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led...
More Radioactive Tests Sought at Missouri School District
Jan 17 2023 // WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) _ In an unusual show of bipartisanship, Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri asked the federal government to perform more testing for radioactive...
Cyber Attack Shuts Down Iowa’s Largest School District
Jan 13 2023 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s largest school district cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyber attack on its technology network. Des Moines Public Schools announced Monday that classes...
Ohio’s Oberlin College Completes Paying Out $25M Judgment in Libel Lawsuit
Dec 21 2022 // OBERLIN. Ohio (AP) – Oberlin College has completed paying out a $25 million judgment to an Ohio bakery that won a libel lawsuit against the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students. The...
California School District Sued in Student’s Overdose Death
Dec 16 2022 // The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose in a high school restroom has filed a negligence and wrongful-death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Elena Perez seeks...
Alcohol Causes 1 in 20 Deaths in Massachusetts, Boston University Report Shows
Dec 15 2022 // Alcohol kills on average 2,760 people a year in Massachusetts and the health, safety and economic toll of liquor on Bay State residents outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes. Those are among the findings from a new...
University Of Idaho Settles Students’ $90K Lawsuit
Dec 14 2022 // _ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights...
Texas Church Bus Crash Injures 16, Including 13 Children
Dec 13 2022 // HOUSTON (AP) – Sixteen people, including 13 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment, according to authorities. The bus, belonging to a Baptist church, rolled...
Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults
Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking...
Missouri Elementary School to File Claim After Antisemitic Vandalism Spree
Dec 7 2022 // SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Police in Springfield, Missouri, are investigating after a swastika was sprayed on an elementary school during a vandalism spree. The vandalism at York Elementary School, which is under...
Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash
Nov 21 2022 // A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said. The preliminary investigation...
California School District Paying $15.75M in Teen’s Asthma Death
Nov 21 2022 // The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died from an asthma attack at a Southern California school will receive $15.75 million from the school district, their lawyers announced. The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School...
Brown University Criticizes ACLU Statement on Women’s Sports Case
Nov 15 2022 // Brown University is taking issue with a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union regarding a court order that requires the Ivy league school to pay more than $1 million to cover fees and expenses related to a...
Washington University Cop Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Nov 8 2022 // A Washington State University police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty in Pullman has resigned. Police Sgt. Matt Kuhrt submitted his resignation effective this week, KXLY-TV reported. A university...
Southern California School District Ordered to Pay $45M in Abuse Case
Nov 7 2022 // A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their elementary school. The...
Southern California School District Ordered to Pay $45M in Abuse Case
Oct 27 2022 // LOS ANGELES (AP) – A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their...
Skydiver Dies in Hard Landing at Tennessee High School Pregame Jump
Oct 25 2022 // A skydiver has died after his hard landing from a pregame jump at a Tennessee high school football stadium on Friday, officials said. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver...
