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School administrators today confirmed an allegation made earlier this week that two Pulaski Middle School students engaged in a sexual act in class.

Ron Jakubowski, assistant superintendent of schools, said that the students were disciplined Wednesday, the same day administrators found out about the incident.

The students, who are in the eighth grade, were in a classroom on Monday with other students and a substitute teacher when the incident occurred.

Jakubowski declined to say how the students were disciplined, citing privacy laws, but said they were both disciplined equally. Read more

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Friday, May 16, 2008 Posted: 11:05 a.m. School officials in Enid say two elementary students brought drugs onto the campus of Monroe Elementary School this week. via KSBI Oklahoma City

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An Arkansas attorney plans to challenge a state law making it a felony for a public school teacher to have sexual contact with a student younger than 21. via KATV Little Rock

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A Kimberly elementary school teacher is on paid leave while the school district investigates a parent's report that the instructor hugged a student. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

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“These getaways for board members and lavish parties have to be a thing of the past”

Millions of dollars in spending by needy school districts flagged in recent reports by auditors won't be recovered, the Senate Education Committee was told Thursday. via Asbury Park Press

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The California Senate voted Thursday to repeal Cold War-era laws designed to punish organizations and public employees who profess support for the Communist Party. via KNBC

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“Was there anything we missed or have we overlooked anything with our security policies? I don't believe that's the case”

Parents in Guadalupe County are livid after a fourth-grade teacher was arrested after deputies found marijuana and a loaded handgun in a car on campus. via KSAT

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Spring training as we know it is threatened. Use this link to learn how to support the national pastime in our own backyard. via KVOA-TV Tucson

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“It would equal a reduction of $434.89 for each of the 433,885 students currently enrolled in Nevada this school year”

Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons' directive to Nevada government agencies to produce budget cut plans of up to 14 percent is being questioned by the state Assembly's Democratic speaker and by top educators. via Reno Gazette-Journal

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“We're saddened that some students acted inappropriately, and we'll deal with it according to our school policy”

A high school trip to the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio was cut short for 200 students when one of them became ill after eating a brownie laced with marijuana, a district official said Thursday. via WXYZ

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