School

The first day of school is here, and that can mean either dread or delight depending on who you ask.

I recently found a workbook for my 5 and 7 year old kids that just might use an invisible "Force" to help them do schoolwork this summer.

What started out as an act of compassion has turned into a heated controversy.

After three extra days of Winter break due to the snow and cold temperatures, many Genesee county school decided that they would have classes today.  Many parents were less than thrilled with the choice, and have been very vocal on social media.

The Police were called to a Flint School last week after a substitute was caught allegedly duct taping children mouths shut.

Times have truly changed when we find four Flint teens arrested for breaking into a local alternative school.  I always wanted to break out of a school not break in.

The Buena Vista School District hasn't held any classes since Tuesday, after the staff was let go Monday night due to lack of funds.  There is now a ray of hope as the district is looking to the State of Michigan to step in.

Josh Welch is seven years old, and was slapped with a two day suspension from school after he accidentally shaped his Pop-Tart into a gun instead of the mountain he had intended.

Every night I sit down at my kitchen table with my five year old son and watch him do his Kindergarten homework.  He is already reading and writing words that were considered second grade material when I was in school.  The one thing that hasn't been even mentioned though is Cursive writing.

A 6 year old first grade boy was suspended from school after making a gun gesture with his hand and saying 'Pow'. Huh!? The school is saying that this has been considered a threat, but take in mind, this is a child! How many times have you as a child played with toy guns and pretended to shoot your friends?

A three year old deaf boy named Hunter is being forced to change the sign for his name because his school thinks it looks too much like a gun. The Nebraska school says that Hunter signing his name, "Violates the schools anti-violence policy".

Sending kids to school can be a taxing time, both financially and emotionally, but most parents are looking forward to it. Researchers found that 74% of parents are desperate to get their kids back to school and by the end of the summer they are running out of money to do things so their kids don't get bored.