Jury Award $10M to Man by School District After Coach Abuse

The lawsuit was filed at the Marin County Civic Center, a national landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Part of the 1997 sci-fi movie “Gattaca”The movie ” was filmed. Burgos, 58, despite staying in prison recently losing its appealHis presence was inevitable in the circular courtroom, where the jury, the witness stand, and the lawyer’s …

John Doerr Gives $1.1 Billion to Stanford for Climate School

Still, some question whether these philanthropic investments can make a difference when it comes to a planetary crisis. “I don’t see how giving a billion dollars to a wealthy university would set the needle in motion in the short term,” said David Callahan, author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy. A New Gilded Age.” …

Love and Scandal Buried in an Elite Boarding School for Years

SCHOOL DAYSby Jonathan Galassi The poet said, “Belief is an act of love” Anne Sexton Wrote. In Jonathan Galassi’s second novel “School Days”, faith and love often conflict. The setting is Leverett, formerly an elite all-male boarding school in Connecticut, and a resting place for sons of former mercenary families before the Ivy League. Leverett’s …

Why Liberal Suburbs Are Facing A New Round of School Mask Wars

David Fleishman, superintendent of schools in Newton, Mass., an affluent Boston suburb, said he had recently received a message from a parent pushing him to end the mask requirement in classrooms. But first, he said, the individual felt the need to reassure himself that “I am not a Trump supporter.” While Newton, like most of …

How Derrick Henry Left a Lasting Mark on His High School Rivals

These are academic advisors, nurses, and commercial real estate brokers. They teach math and guide quail hunts and run logging companies. But nearly a decade ago, they played high school football in Florida, where they had the privilege of being tough-armed, trampled, and trampled on by Derrick Henry, who continued to view gunners as minor …

Case Says Faculty At Top Art School Torn Students

The breadth of the 236-page complaint is as striking as its details are disturbing. A total of 56 former art students say dozens of teachers and administrators participated in or permitted sexual, physical and emotional abuse while at school. Overall, the misconduct spanned more than 40 years, beginning in the late 1960s, and included attacks …

Death of High School Hockey Player Renews Neck Protectors Debate

Expressions of grief after the death of Teddy Balkind, a Connecticut high school hockey player, have pervaded the ice hockey world, from moments of pre-game silence in New England to tributes in broadcasts of “Hockey Night in Canada” to hockey sticks affectionately placed on porches. From Manitoba to Minnesota and Maine. Balkind, 16, and St. …

Connecticut High School Hockey Player Dies After Falling On Pitch

A Connecticut high school student died Thursday after being seriously injured at a junior college ice hockey game, and his team and school community were shaken by the death, officials said. The injury occurred when 10th grader Teddy Balkind fell onto the track during a game between two private schools in Fairfield County. After Mr. …