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Rhode Island school bus driver, safety monitors fired for leaving 4-year-old abandoned in empty bus
A Rhode Island school bus driver and safety monitors got the boot after leaving a 4-year-old boy stranded inside an empty bus in a bus yard, according to reports. North Kingstown school officials fired the employees following an internal district investigation into the mishap on Tuesday when the youngster was left behind, WBTS-TV News reported. The staffers reportedly forgot the child, who was part of an extended school program, after the bus completed its route and was parked in the vehicle depot. NJ school bus driver who drove drunk with 27 kids slapped with 14 year sentence The young boy, who...
"Community Table," By Portsmouth High School Students
Abigail Link, a Rhode Island College student teacher at Portsmouth High School, led her ceramics students in a project where they were asked to create their own ceramic figure representing their connection to the food system while reflecting on how their community interacts with this system. Inspired by a community engagement course where she had the opportunity to work with Rhode Island Food Policy Council and tour the Pell School Garden, Abigail was eager to bring her students into meaningful conversations about what is needed to build an equitable and resilient local food system. The outcome of the project is incredible! Scroll below to view the students’ work and reflections.
United Way Seeks Donations to Support Local Schools
The United Way of Greater Fall River is again lending a hand to local schools and teachers by hosting its Teachers’ Closet initiative. This year’s campaign shifts the focus of support compared to years past. In Fall Fiver the United Way will support the Eestall School and the...
There's a big problem with co-op teams in the RIIL. These five programs have fixed it.
I hate co-ops in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. It's not the schools. It’s not because of the players. It’s not what it represents — communities unable to fill teams themselves, so they're forced to combine together to play as one. It’s the names. When I...
Cole Tennis Courts to Get Long Awaited Redo
Above: The cracks that were filled a few years ago. A major rebuilding of the tennis and basketball courts at Cole Middle School is finally in the works, with school officials ready to award a $20,000 design contract, nearly six years after voters approved a $5 million school bond referendum to pay for a variety of capital projects, including the Cole courts.
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