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Judge rules against ‘appalling’ Virginia private school that suspended student for waiting to report classmate with bullet until exam ended
The sixth-grader waited until after the test he was taking was over, went to his next class, then went to tell the principal ...
Va. Judge Calls School’s Decision to Suspend Child Who Waited to Report Classmate with Bullet ‘Appalling'
A Virginia judge has made a ruling in a case involving the suspension of a student at a school — a decision his mother said ...
Virginia Beach school wrongly suspended student ‘trying to do the right thing,’ judge rules
A student at St. John the Apostle Catholic School was suspended after waiting a couple of hours to report that another ...
Virginia student's suspension for not reporting classmate with bullet sooner is 'appalling,' judge says
A Virginia Beach, Virginia, judge said it was "appalling" that a school suspended a sixth grader for waiting too long to ...
A Virginia Beach judge rules in favor of mother over son's suspension for a reported bullet
A Virginia Beach judge is "appalled" that a school suspended an 11-year-old boy for reporting his classmate had a bullet on ...
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St. John the Apostle student suspended for reporting bullet on campus allowed to return to school: judge
A judge this week ruled in favor of a Virginia Beach family in a legal dispute with Saint John the Apostle School regarding the suspension of a student who reported finding a bullet on campus.
Beach mom feels vindicated by judge’s ruling in school suspension
The mother of a sixth grader at St. John the Apostle school said it wasn’t about the money, it was about the principle — and the principal. Rachel Wigand’s 11-year-old ...
Crime victim to lead local healing vigil day of action
What should have been — equality in public schools — is juxtaposed with what could have been — a young reporter is murdered in downtown Norfolk in 2022. Cameron Bertrand, who has spent a decade ...
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Virginia Beach school wrongly suspended student ‘trying to do the right thing,’ judge rules
Rachel Wigand sued St. John’s in September after her 11-year-old son was suspended for 1½ days. The lawsuit claimed the school breached its contract with the Wigand family by punishing the boy ...
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Student's suspension for not reporting classmate with bullet sooner is 'appalling,' judge says
The judge ruled Monday in favor of the child's mother, Rachel Wigand, after she sued St. John the Apostle Catholic School for breaching its contract when administrators suspended her son in ...