Middle School
An 11-Year-Old Girl Brought a Knife to School to Ward Off Evil Clowns
The sixth grader was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds.
Investigating the Middle School Rumor that Mountain Dew Lowers Your Sperm Count
One of the greatest rumors in middle school was that the yellow dye in Mountain Dew killed off your sperm. Naturally, it became a much beloved contraceptive choice for countless teens. Was there any truth to the rumor?
Being a Teenager is Hard Enough Without Having to Learn English as a Second Language
For immigrants who come to America as children and teenagers, adapting to a new language can make middle and high school feel like hell.
Teacher, Former Drummer in Stephen Harper’s Band Pleaded Guilty to Molesting a Teen
Victim's impact statement says she was "sick at the thought that he was still working with young students."
Study Reveals Kids Are Being Assigned Too Much Homework
A new study shows that a child's typical homework load ridiculously exceeds the amount recommended by experts.
Confessions of a Teenage Catfishing Addict
I'm 21 and I've never had a real friend or relationship because I wasted all of my teenage years living out a fake life online.
A World-Famous Shock Cartoonist Is Publishing the Ultimate Life Guide for Tweens
Before there was Ted, there was Mr. Wiggles, another drunken teddy bear whose author has now written a comic guide for middle schoolers.
We Went to See the O-Town Reunion
In 2014, the people ready to see O-Town are roughly the same people who always were ready to see O-Town: People who were in middle school circa 2002.
Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: Some women got upset because they were fined for dropping trash on the floor, and a kid got suspended for taking a toy gun to school.
See This Adorable Letter a Middle Schooler in North Carolina Sent to A$AP Rocky
"I relly wish you would send me your CD because I have looked for it but cant find it.So that would be greatly apprisheated."