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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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Parents say they'll sue school cafeteria after what it served child for lunch

Cafeteria Burger

‘Barnacle burger’: Parents say they’ll sue school cafeteria after what it served their child for lunch

Mom says school principal held phone against child's face to unlock it

face unlock principal

‘Was it even legal?’: Mom says school principal held phone against child’s face to unlock it

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

UC-Berkeley student angry about response to active shooter incident on campus

UC-Berkeley incident

‘Everyone was getting messages, but they were not getting messages from the school’: UC Berkeley student angry about response to active shooter incident on campus

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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9-year-old peer pressured into getting Stanley cup

Stanley Cup Bullying

‘This is fake and it’s not as cool’: 9-year-old gets bullied because she doesn’t have a real Stanley Cup

hand pulling armor plate out of backpack with caption "thought my backpack came iwth a piece of foam to protect my laptop"

backpack armor tiktok

A TikToker thought her backpack came with foam to protect her laptop. Turns out, her father put a piece of Kevlar in it (updated)

man from feet down sneakers caption "Principal: you can't operate a business on school grounds" (l) Student hand holding paper caption "Got suspended from school for having a business..." (c) Show with custom laces caption " Me: Say hello to TikTok I'll be selling more laces while suspended"(r)

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‘Other people make TikToks at school all the time’: Student suspended for ‘promoting his business’ at school, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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dad jokes daughter missed 217

‘U know u can get locked up right?’: Dad jokes that daughter missed 217 days of school, sparking debate in viral TikTok

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