Hot male teacher with coffee cup chalkboard behind (l) Woman greenscreen video over DM's with history teacher caption 'hi makayla hope life has been treating you well after graduation. just curious to see if you're 21 yet and interested in grabbing a few drinks with a former hot history teacher hope to hear back from you.' (r)

‘It’s literally ALWAYS the history teacher’: ‘Hot’ history teacher asks a former student if she’s 21 yet in romantic DM, sparking debate

'If you ran into each other that'd be one thing, but he's clearly been thinking about this for a while.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘Immediate red flag’: TikToker films boyfriend asking her get out of biology lab group after she’s paired with boy, sparking debate

'I told you to talk to your teacher about it.'

On Mar 31, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman at register with caption '2nd grade teacher by day barista by night' (l) starbucks logo cup (c) hand with blue cake pops with caption 'i save the cake pops to use as class rewards' (r)

‘Teachers shouldn’t have to work a second job’: Viral TikTok shows second-grade teacher working nights at Starbucks, sparking debate

'There is something very very wrong in America if teachers need a second job.'

On Mar 8, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Wearing a tshirt does not impact your ability to teach’: Student teacher shows outfits that got her dress-coded in viral TikTok

'What was the reason?'

On Mar 6, 2022 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

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A girl looking confused.

TikToker’s software shows every time they ‘stopped viewing’ an online test—now they’ve been accused of cheating

'Please explain why you have 28 stopped viewing the Canvas quiz page.'

On Feb 23, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
man in mask with caption 'my son was sexually assaulted in school by another child and I was never informed by the school' (l) same man with caption 'this is the principle'

‘This kid is in my son’s class’: TikTok mom says her son was sexually assaulted at school—and she wasn’t informed

'My blood is boiling.'

On Feb 10, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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Classroom (L) hockey puck (M) hockey puck taped to desk (R)

‘How is America real’: Teacher shares how she prepares her classroom for an active shooter in viral TikTok

'Obviously it’s just a deterrent, but it definitely makes us feel a little bit better.'

On Jan 23, 2022 by Dan Latu

Tech
cheaters beware

‘Maybe redevelop the education system’: Anti-cheating software featured in Samsung showcase sparks debate on TikTok

'We spend more money trying to prevent cheating than we do trying to improve our school system.'

On Jan 16, 2022 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Tech
A girl talking to camera.

Viral TikTok rumors about school shootings lead to canceled classes and ‘mass panic’

Schools cancelled classes and kids stayed home—all based on viral rumors on social media.

On Dec 17, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech
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‘And I have the audacity to sit in the front of every class’: TikToker realizes her professor’s recorded lectures all feature her arriving late

The video sparked a debate, with some accusing the TikToker of being 'disrespectful.'

On Dec 9, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez

Internet Culture
image of oxford high school where school shooting was

Instagram believed to belong to alleged Oxford gunman showed off possible murder weapon days before shooting

The screenshots are floating around the internet.

On Dec 1, 2021 by David Covucci, Claire Goforth

Tech
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‘I hope their parents sue like hell’: Bus driver allegedly slams brakes to punish students, leaving them with concussions and more

The students banded together to collect videos about what went down.

On Nov 23, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez

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Man wearing rucksack with 'Proud Boy' label with other men in parking lot

Why the Proud Boys are now showing up at school board meetings across the country

The far-right group is capitalizing on anger over critical race theory.

On Nov 10, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech
broken pencil on a keyboard

‘This is violence’: Viral school assignment asks students to justify destroying Native Hawaiian burial ground

'I am actually shaking right now reading this prompt.'

On Oct 27, 2021 by Sabine Joseph

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TikToker shows video of school hallways where students threw their luncboxes

Viral TikTok shows students adding to growing pile of trash in public school hallway, sparking outrage

'The trash compounder was full'

On Oct 5, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

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