BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – From higher teacher salaries to conducting random weapons searches, the Berkeley County School District wants families and staff to know the latest changes ahead of the first day of school. “We are in the best shape we’ve been since COVID-19 for our vacancies,” the district’s chief of human resources, Aimee...Read More
Lester Sharpe, 46, of no fixed address, was handed the sentence at Southwark Crown Court today (August 7). He pleaded guilty in June to the charge of arranging the commission of child sex offences and was remanded in custody. Over April and May 2025, Sharpe believed he was speaking to a person who would facilitate an...Read More
From deteriorating youth mental health to the misogynistic radicalisation of boys, the internet is rife with harmful content. Something must be done. It isn’t the UK’s Online Safety Act. Ostensibly, the act – passed in October 2023 and now being implemented by the communications regulator Ofcom in phases – is designed to protect children from...Read More
RICHMOND, Va. — Fox Elementary will reopen this school year for the first time since a devastating fire tore through the school in February 2022. In the days, weeks, and months following that disaster, the CBS 6 Investigative Team uncovered a myriad of safety failures leading up to the fire. The investigation revealed the school...Read More
Lester Sharpe, 46, of no fixed address, was handed the sentence at Southwark Crown Court today (August 7). He pleaded guilty in June to the charge of arranging the commission of child sex offences and was remanded in custody. Over April and May 2025, Sharpe believed he was speaking to a person who would facilitate an...Read More
At some point or another, something will happen to you as a parent that will turn you — no doubt a once normal, fun-loving person — into an obsessive lunatic. In my case, it happened when my son was just six months old and I learned that the supposedly “organic” baby food pouches that he...Read More
An Indian-origin associate professor at the University of California San Diego has come under scrutiny after a viral video showed him being confronted in an alleged online child predator sting. In the footage, Nisarg Shah is accused of attempting to meet someone he believed to be a 14-year-old boy for alleged sexual activity. San Diego...Read More
IN BEAUFORT, BRYAN, EFFINGHAM, GLYNN, LIBERTY, MCINTOSH, AND WAYNE COUNTIES. AS WE JUST MENTIONED — BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION TODAY – AND WITH THAT COMES SCHOOL SPEED ZONES. WJCL 22 NEWS’ SABRINA LEE IS LIVE IN BLUFFTON WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. IF YOU LIVE HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, OR EVEN...Read More
Educators at Empower College Prep in Phoenix say they were told DCS would investigate abuse allegations. They question if anything was done at all. PHOENIX — The recent death of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste has left educators at a Phoenix school heartbroken—and demanding answers from Arizona’s Department of Child Safety. Rebekah, a former student at Empower...Read More
As students across the Turlock area return to school, families are encouraged to take a few extra steps to ensure a safe and smooth start to the academic year. Whether children walk, bike, ride the bus, or get dropped off by car, small precautions can make a big difference. Walking and Biking Safety Use designated...Read More
