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What to know about back-to-school vaccinations

Back-to-school time means shopping for school or dorm room supplies, picking classes and savoring summer's waning days.

How an After-School Fight Between a Couple Fifth Graders Turned Deadly

Tue, 02/28/2012 - 5:05pm — Sin-Mao Yang

Head injuries are deceptive. I’ve read about many related to toddlers. They fall and hit their head on something. They cry and then stop after some consoling. They go to sleep shortly afterwards and don’t wake up.

It’s scary. It’s one of those injuries that’s hard to detect. They appear fine.

I think the recommendation from doctors is to first check the injury, and then see if they’re playing around afterwards. If they appear lethargic and tired, then you better take them to the doctor and have the injury checked out immediately.

School stunned at arrest of second teacher for alleged lewd acts

Martin Bernard Springer, a second-grade teacher at Miramonte Elementary School in South Los Angeles, allegedly fondled two girls within the last three years. He has taught at the school since 1986. An elementary school in South Los Angeles was left reeling Friday after authorities arrested a second teacher accused of lewd acts with students.

Teacher limits kids' bathroom trips: 3 per week

Parents at a Brooklyn elementary school are furious over a fifth-grade teacher’s bathroom policy that prohibits students from jetting to the john more than three times a week.

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What to know about back-to-school vaccinations

How an After-School Fight Between a Couple Fifth Graders Turned Deadly

School stunned at arrest of second teacher for alleged lewd acts

Teacher limits kids' bathroom trips: 3 per week