Category: School Injuries

Notre Dame insists it was an accident, and there was nothing they could have done to prevent it. When Senior William Meckling fell to his death from the roof of a campus sports arena just days before he was set to graduate, students and faculty alike began to ask questions

There is no outrage left. Despite years of proof, including improper maintenance of buses, letting bullies get more and more out of hand, and the fact we are graduating students who are unable to read, we all wanted to believe that schools were basically looking out for our children. After

It can be impossible to predict an impending tragedy. As parents, we pay attention to the big signs. We counsel our children against riding with a friend who has been drinking. We teach them to be careful when crossing streets, and to report bullying before it escalates to a dangerous

Leigh Starks knows a thing or two about football. Over the years he has acted as agent for multiple generations of stars, including Troy Aikman, Ricky Williams and Ben Roethlisberger. So when Leigh Starks writes something about football, we should pay attention to it. A recent article by Starks attempts

When many of us were growing up, we did not fear that our lives would be at stake in the hallways and classrooms at public schools. Jealousies over boyfriends and girlfriends occasionally broke into fights, but the worst thing that could happen was a student requiring medical attention. Society has

The tragic drowning of a young man in Georgia has reminded parents of how dangerous “Grad Night” can be. Eighteen-year-old Chance Werner had just graduated high school hours earlier when he and his friends decided to play a game they called “the shopping cart game.” The kids took turns being

After years of hard work, most people are ready to celebrate, and few celebrations are as exciting and well-deserved for young people than those that come after graduating high school or college. With four years of hitting the books, people want to let loose for a little while and have

Recently the links between cyber bullying and suicide have caused many agencies to publish reports and cautionary advice about what to do to protect your adolescent in the face of the pressures they encounter on a daily basis. Megan Meier killed herself after being bullied on MySpace in 2006, and

In March 2014, newspapers nationwide carried accounts of the tragic death of an 18-year-old student at Arizona State University who was apparently intoxicated, lost her balance and plunged from the tenth floor balcony of an apartment complex. The woman earlier attended an off-campus party that a banned fraternity had sponsored.

Fraternities are a long-standing tradition at college campuses in America. They offer freshmen opportunities of a ready social life in an unfamiliar and large campus, help to forge lifelong friendships and leadership skills, and can lead to job and career opportunities. However, fraternities also have a dark side that is