The threat of jail time injected a little motivation into scores of parents who lined up around the courthouse Saturday to get their children vaccinated on the spot or prove they had already had the shots. ...more

November 18, 2007

New Port Richey's Danielle Gottwik, a newly turned-12-year-old Seven Springs Middle School sixth-grader recently took another stride in her young soccer career by being named to enter the Olympic Development Program last month following tryouts in Naples. ...more

November 17, 2007

Do Chinese people get along with Japanese people? What is the Chinese zodiac? Do Chinese people eat fast food? ...more

November 10, 2007

Some Benito Middle students opted to extend their school day last week during the school's annual student night out. ...more

November 3, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - During Red Ribbon Week each year, most school officials stage rallies and events aimed at explaining the dangers of drugs and encouraging students to 'just say no.' ...more

October 28, 2007

At first, the girl's mother didn't quite believe her. The Pierce Middle School sixth-grader complained that her teacher was weird, that he kept touching her head and stroking her hair. ...more

October 22, 2007

On Wednesday evenings, the questions start rolling in at 6 p.m. Seventh-grade students Max and Quinton each need help with algebra problems. Sixth-grader Janiqua is trying to sort through equations, too. ...more

October 21, 2007

TAMPA - At first, the girl's mother didn't quite believe her. The Pierce Middle School sixth-grader complained that her teacher was weird, that he kept touching her head and stroking her hair. "As a parent," the mother said, "you think it's an innocent thing." She asked her daughter whether she should go to the school and talk with him. " 'No, no, no, Mom,' " the mother said, quoting her daughter. "'He'll get mad.'" "It became apparent to me that he wanted to get my daughter into a position where he could molest her," she said. Last week, the girl, now 13, and another female student filed lawsuits against the Hillsborough County School Board. The suits allege negligence and infliction of emotional distress. ...more

October 19, 2007

Sometimes teenagers need to know they aren't alone, and a campaign to beef up the We Care hot line is advertising that message. ...more

September 28, 2007