Some students in San Antonio, Texas have been told they can’t bring sunscreen to school.
Month: June 2014
U Of T Investigates Former TDSB Director For Cheating
The former director of Canada’s largest school board is being investigated for cheating on an important document he wrote during his university days, according to The Globe and Mail newspaper.
Chris Spence quit his job as head of the Toronto District School Board in January 2013 after some people accused him of having “plagiarized.” Plagiarism is when you write down someone’s else’s words as though they were your own.
Protests Against Veterans’ Affairs Department
Veterans’ Affairs, the government department that serves men and women from Canada’s military, is being criticized.
Google Wants To Be More “Diverse”
A major company says it wants to become more “diverse.”
Diverse in this case means it wants to hire more workers who come from different backgrounds or have different genders or are from different cultures.
Obama Wants Tough New Anti-Pollution Law
Coal plants in the United States will have to cut their production of carbon dioxide (known as “carbon emissions”) by 30 per cent by the year 2030.
Grade 8 Trip Cancelled For Safety Reasons
Grade 8 students at Amesbury Middle School were looking forward to their big graduation trip to a camp in Eastern Ontario.
King Of Spain Stepping Down
The King of Spain is stepping aside, to let his son take over the throne.
King Juan Carlos, age 76, will “abdicate” the throne he has occupied since 1975.
Tween TV May Be Harmful for Girls: Study
Think about your favourite tween TV shows. Is there a girl on them who isn’t pretty, or who doesn’t worry about how she looks?
