Have you seen that "Sh*t Employed Educators Say" video where that teacher asks "Have you had anal sex?" Neither have we. This is apparently why 52-year-old science teacher Bart Ocuto left Sheepshead Bay High School this year. The Daily News reports that in addition to asking a female student about her abstinence-life, Ocuto described the Three Bases system to another student: "tongue and touching…blow job…all the way." Perhaps Ocuto should have been fired for his misreading of the 1974 Hickey Accords: since when was second base oral sex? more ›

Between the pepper spraying incidents, the stabbings, the knifings, the beatings, the acid attacks, and the unending violence, we have no interest in setting foot in a high school anytime soon—and we greatly admire all those teachers who do, even when it seemingly costs them their sanity. One Bronx high school teacher had a complete breakdown in front of his students yesterday after one student reportedly misbehaved. “He kind of lost it a little bit. He was taken away on a stretcher,” a fellow teacher told the News. more ›

Parents around the city breathed a heavy sigh of relief after the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal last summer irrevocably made sexting uncool. And just this month, a new study found that reports of teen sexting have been greatly over-exaggerated in the press. But it seems one Bensonhurst, Brooklyn junior high school has done its best to buck that trend. more ›

Four Long Island teens were given suspensions from Riverhead High School this week for Tebowing (the act of getting down on one knee and praying, ala Denver Broncos very religious QB Tim Tebow). The kids thought the suspensions were unfair (two were later rescinded), and yesterday, more than a dozen students protested outside the school. And now Tebow himself has commented on the situation: "I think it does show courage from the kids, standing out and doing that, and some boldness.’’ more ›

A former New Jersey high school teacher is suing her former employer, claiming that she was denied tenure because she complained about being sexually harassed by one of her students. According to the Star-Ledger, the complaint alleges that the Boonton High student in question put a tube of paint in the crotch of his pants "while uttering noises to simulate his sexual satisfaction." Aw, come on: anyone who watched Bob Ross knows that happy erotic noises are part of the creative process! more ›

A teen basketball player was killed, and two other teens were injured when a gunman opened fire in Canarsie just after 3 p.m. yesterday, blocks away from their high school. Shaquille Jones, 17, died from a shot to the head; a 16-year-old and 19-year-old were wounded and taken to Brookdale Hospital where they are listed in stable condition. “This is a tragedy. This is not the type of kid to get shot,” classmate Jason Johnson said about Jones, who he called "a good kid." more ›

Officials are investigating allegations that a Bronx high school principal has repeatedly harassed teachers by talking about his penis. At least two female teachers have filed complaints about Bronxdale High School principal John Chase Jr., and one even filed a harassment report with the local police precinct because he, in the words of the Post, "proudly prattled about putting his Peter into school office orifices." As one angry staffer told them, “The fact that he’s still in the building is absurd. He keeps talking about his dick.” more ›

Seventeen students from the Bronx High School For Law & Community Service were sent to St. Barnabus Hospital and treated for minor injuries after an unknown assailant entered the building and discharged a substance that authorities believe is pepper spray. The school was evacuated shortly after the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. A DCPI representative tells us that no one is in custody and they haven't yet identified the assailant. more ›

A new study of 7th through 12th graders across the country reveals the disturbing news that nearly half of all students experience some form of sexual harassment, with negative effects manifesting themselves in physical ways. more ›

College admissions officers at some of the country's most elite schools are sick and tired of slogging through long-winded personal essays from applicants, so they're capping them at 500 words. Because, really, no one wants to read four pages about your meaningful time volunteering with the crippled ferrets at the animal shelter in BuFu, Ohio. more ›

Six hundred thirty-four Brooklyn Students, one pot to poop in: the Daily News reports on a truly crappy situation at Science Skills Center High School, where the school has allegedly only kept one of five working toilets open for the past month. And it's left students traumatized: "It was awful—and not just the smell or the line. It was the pee all over the place and the terrible plumbing," said 16-year-old Kianna Cole. To resolve this conflict, perhaps the school could get everyone together and have a block potty? more ›

Two teens were stabbed yesterday during a Staten Island high school knife attack, according to SILive. A third teen, 16-year-old Larry Adeyanju, was arrested and charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. According to police, Adeyanju was hauled to the dean's office at Curtis High School after the stabbings—where he made a very unsuccessful attempt at hiding the bloody knife. It sounds like teens at the school aren't very surprised by the incident, or the increase in security thereafter: “It’s Curtis. We’ll get over it,” said freshman Raquel Rodriguez. more ›

Is the economy really so bad in the United States? Because apparently things are good enough for middle school girls to buy things like chandeliers, rugs, and "fashion bins" for their school lockers. The NY Times says that schools are now the "latest frontier in nesting.... Peek inside, and find lockers outfitted with miniature furry carpets, motion-sensor-equipped lamps that glow when the door opens, mirrors, decorative flowers, and magnetic wallpaper in floral and leopard-print patterns." Wow, our high school locker with the Twin Peaks paraphernalia seems so inadequate now. more ›

Four high school football players were killed, and four others were injured, in a car wreck on the Garden State Parkway on Saturday morning. Two of the teens were ejected from the vehicle in the crash when their SUV flipped and rolled over several times; the eight boys, all from Mainland Regional High School, were on their way to a team breakfast to celebrate the start of football season. more ›

An all-female football league is coming to the city's public high schools, after girls expressed a strong interest in the sport, says a new report today. And perhaps one day we will see boys with pom-poms cheering them on! more ›

Another day, another senior banned from their graduation. Yesterday we had the Rockaway water-balloon tossers and today we've got Staten Island's Danielle Coates, a senior at Curtis High School with a 90 GPA who has been barred from attending her graduation. Why? Well, it came to light that paperwork she had submitted for her prom date was forged. One problem though: She and her date insist she wasn't the one doing the forging. Naturally, a Facebook group and hashtag are already calling out to #LetDaniWalk and a protest is planned for Friday's ceremony. more ›

It isn't just elementary and middle school students who need lots of remediation, the State Education Department has released a trove of data that paints a disturbing picture of our high school graduates. In New York City just 21 percent of the students who started high school in 2006 graduated last year with test scores which indicate they ready for higher education. more ›

A Queens high schooler who says he was unfairly kicked out for "sexting" is suing his Catholic high school to let him back in. Joseph Farley's family filed suit against Christ the King Regional High School today—they say an assistant principal allegedly dragged him out of chemistry class and demanded his phone. Five days after he refused, he was booted. And while Farley's parents don't deny that their son sexted, they allege that it's not his fault: more ›

We remember that high school was tough, but even if you're not allowed to go to the prom, bringing a fake uzi to school is never a good idea (except on "Bring Your Uzi To School Day"). A freshman at Flushing High School "brandished a realistic- looking toy Uzi" and told classmates that he was going to "start shooting." After students called their parents from their cellphones, authorities "canvassed the school" and found the disgruntled kid, and The Daily News reports that cops have arrested the boy and he's being tried as a juvenile. more ›

Forget bake sales (they're illegal anyway), when you've got Madonna as a mom you can raise funds for your school in a much more fashionable (and low-calorie) way: by raiding her closet! Madonna has donated a pair of her Chanel boots to her daughter Lourdes's school, the LaGuardia Arts High School in Manhattan. They'll become part of an annual auction to raise money, joining about 100 other items (including a private "sex therapy session"—donated by someone's parent? Embarrassing!). more ›

There's been a lot of back and forth about the city's bragging rights to recent high school graduation rates. Sure they're on the rise, but when fewer than 23 percent of graduates are "college ready," does that diploma even mean anything? Now, an audit (below) finds that the city may have been fudging the numbers on high school dropouts. Would it be better to let them graduate? more ›

Yesterday, a Brooklyn teenager was arrested after she attacked a classmate with acid during chemistry class. Zhanna Smsarian, 16, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court for pouring acid on 15-year-old Albina Eshimbaeva’s head during a class at Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge. And would you believe it: the attack was (at least partially) over an older man. more ›

We've seen some strange marijuana-related incidents in our time, but there are three simple pieces of advice we'd give to anyone looking to smoke pot: don't call 911 to ask if it's illegal to grow pot, don't brag to cops about destroying evidence, and whatever you do, don't pull a gun. It's advice which one teenager certainly could have used this week. more ›

According to the results of the city’s admissions process for the seven specialized, elite high schools, the vast majority of those admitted were either white or asian. Only four percent of students admitted were black and six percent were hispanic, while 30 percent were asian and 35 percent were white; having said that, the ethnicity of nearly one-quarter of admitted students was not known, because they were multiracial, coming from private school or were not identified, so it may not be quite as dire as it seems. more ›

This week, a high school teacher sued the city, claiming that a rough schedule filled with rowdy freshman was going to send him to an early grave. But that teacher should be counting his lucky stars, since it could have been even worse: last year, there were 1,124 student arrests by safety officers around the city. more ›

More details have emerged about Wednesday's terrible incident in which a Bronx schoolteacher suffered a miscarriage after attempting to break up a petty fight: according to the Times, 27-year-old teacher Lissedia Batista, was trying to break up a squabble between a ninth-grader and 10th grader in her classroom who were arguing over a chair. According to the News, Batista was accidentally elbowed in the stomach by one of the students, and fell to the ground crying. She was taken from Explorations Academy in Claremont to the hospital where she had the miscarriage. more ›

A fight between students at a Bronx high school led to a horrible incident for one young teacher yesterday. A pregnant teacher at the Explorations Academy in Claremont tried to break up a fight between two students, was kicked in the stomach by one of the students (it's unclear if it was an accident or not) and later miscarried. more ›