Tales Out of School

Class Showoff

A 17-year-old high school teen from Pa. is accused of opening his pants and masturbating in English class while calling out other students names.

Bad Vibrations at Hazing

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln suspended Sigma Chi fraternity after court documents of a hazing incident revealed that a stripper allegedly penetrated a pledge's rear end with a vibrator.

Velcro Handcuffs

The NYPD is testing out velcro handcuffs in two dozen New York City Schools as a softer alternative to metal handcuffs. The police say its a softer alternative, and only to be used in extreme circumstances. But the new plan has opponents. "Handcuffing by any other name is still handcuffing, " Donna Lieberman of the New York Civil Liberties Union tells the Daily News.

Teacher Sells Ads on Exams

What a way to defray rising classroom costs.

Teen Passes Gas in Class, Faces Criminal Charges

Police say a 13-year-old from Stuart, Fla., continually disrupted class by intentionally passing gas and was subsequently arrested for "disrupting a school function." He was later released to his mother.

Halloween Loot: $85 and 2.2 Grams of Meth

Remember the good old days when all you got in your Halloween loot was a few razor blades in an apple? A 7-year-old Minnesota boy got some not-so-sweet treats in his plastic pumpkin basket.

57 Dead From Car Surfing

Remember the good old days when punishing a child for doing something dumb was as easy as saying, "If the other kids jumped off the bridge, would you do that, too?" The Centers for Disease Control is reporting 99 incidents -- and 57 fatalities -- involving teens injured while "car surfing," a pastime that involves riding on the hood or the roof of a car traveling at high speeds (we're talking 80 MPH).