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When Memorial Day arrives, some Wake County School children will be in school. Those on traditional calendar as well as those who are tracked out won't have to attend school.

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Delray Beach Police Officers are investigating the homicide of a 30-year-old gay man found dead in his driveway on May 11 around 8:30 p.m. Mark Scott Harriss died instantly from multiple gunshot wounds inflicted as he exited his gray Ford F150 truck at his house, 412 NE 7th Ave., Delray Beach, after eating dinner at the Taco Bell on Linton Boulevard, a six-minute drive from his residence, according to police reports. Delray Beach Police Detective Troy Baer said there are no suspects at this time and police have not narrowed down a motive for the crime, including if the victim was targeted base on his sexuality. 'We don't know if it's a hate crime, it is possible,' Det. Baer said. 'It could have been anything.' Det. Baer said that so far the evidence points to this crime being an isolated incident and there is no need for panic among the gay community. Police do not believe anything was stolen from Harriss's car, nor are there any signs of a struggle or conflict. At t

Young people forming a club to support Barack Obama? Not so unusual this past fall, except at Liberty University, the evangelical Christian college in Southern Virginia. But the club was short-lived; the students were told recently the school was withdrawing its endorsement of the Liberty University College Democrats because the students backed candidates who support abortion rights.

As school districts face budget gaps, some teachers are offering to forgo raises, take pay cuts or dig into their own pockets.

ITHACA - Ithaca Police have charged three teenage males with felonies for allegedly injuring some younger males in a brawl near Ithaca High School in late April.

THE headmaster of a private Southampton school facing allegations of indecent assault on young boys has been charged with further offences, the Daily Echo can reveal.

When you?re a student at school, there?s a tendency to assume ? or even be taught ? that we know everything about history. In fact we don?t, and historians still...

Some teachers forged ahead despite high absenteeism, and some students took over for absent educators as they reviewed for Regents exams.

THERE have been calls for increased security to protect disused school buildings from vandalism and arson after a major fire at a vacant city primary.

SCHOOL closures across Glasgow look set to be the SNP's main weapon in winning a potential by-election in the city.