Conant student killed in car crash
A student at Conant H.S. in IL was killed in a fiery car crash Sunday. Speed was believed to be involved in causing the crash.
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Shooting at a Fla. high school leaves 17 dead
Another school shooting has occurred, this time in Florida, in the nation’s 7th-largest school district: Broward Co. Public Schools.
Youth hockey player dies after flu takes hold
A 10-year-old hockey player died from flu complications last weekend in N.Y. It’s shaping up to be a terrible flu season.
4 students die in French bus-train accident
A passenger train hit a school bus in the south of France Thursday, killing 4 students and injuring about 20 others, some critically.
Man sentenced who caused band student’s death
A man who drunkenly killed a band student hours after she performed in the finals at Grand Nationals was sentenced today.
Obituary: Carlos Sanchez, Arizona football player
An Arizona high school football player died last Friday as a result of injuries sustained in a game. He hit his head on the ground, reports say.
Fentanyl deaths up 70% this year in Maryland
While heroin itself appears to have leveled off in Maryland, abuse of other opioids, esp. the synthetic fentanyl, have spiked.
Bowie State stabbing may have been a hate crime
A U. of Md. student has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the stabbing death of a black student at Bowie State.
Park City supt. reflects on student overdose deaths
When 2 middle schoolers in your district die of a drug overdose within 2 days of each other, you need to strategize and build relationships.
14-y/o Md. girl, hit by tree in storm, dies
Storms that traveled through the Baltimore area Thursday wreaked havoc and caused at least 1 death: a fallen tree.