Month: December 2012

The school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14 cast a heavy shadow on the Dec. 17 Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation school board meeting, for which all members were present. RBBCSC Superintendent Steven Kain read a statement he had sent to the press earlier in the day regarding the … Read more

At Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation, every student has an iPad issued to them by their school. That has led some parents to question whether or not the technology would be more of a distraction than a learning aid. These parents cited students texting and emailing each other or playing games while in the classroom … Read more

The Indiana State Board of Education approved provisions in the Rules for Educator Preparation and Accountability (REPA II) administrative rules, which made changes to teacher and administrator licensing in Indiana, with a 9-2 vote on Dec. 5. Provisions of the rules lowered qualification standards for principals and other building-level administrators, allowing for those who obtained … Read more

On Nov. 28, Edgewood Junior High School held a community meeting on bullying. It was originally scheduled to be held in the EJHS library but had to be moved due to overwhelming interest in the event. Inflammatory reports from five parents, one student and one former student during the Nov. 19 Richland-Bean Blossom Community School … Read more