Teen accused of fatally stabbing track rival has $100K fundraiser launched in his name by supporters
Defenders of the 17-year-old student athlete accused of murdering a rival at a Texas track have launched an online fundraiser in his name.
Karmelo Anthony (no relation to retired NBA star Carmelo Anthony) remains in the Collin County Jail, where he's being held on a $1 million bond following the stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf.
While seeking to reduce the cost of Anthony's bond, defense attorney Deric Walpole told reporters this week that his client is claiming self defense in the tragedy.
Family of Texas Teenager Accused of Killing Track Rival Has Raised More Than $80K for His Legal Defense
The family of the Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing a fellow high school track star has started a legal defense fund on his behalf. In a fundraiser posted on GiveSendGo , the family of 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony — who was charged with murder following the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf on April 2 — wrote that the accusations against the teen were "false, unjust and harmful." "This is the Official Support Fund for Karmelo and his family during this challenging and difficult time," the family's message states. "The narrative...
New California law orders schools to develop policies to restrict student cellphone use
Students retrieve their cellphones from pouches where they are stored during the school day at Bayside Academy in San Mateo, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law that will require California school districts to restrict or ban student cellphone use, thrusting the state with the largest K-12 population in the nation into the forefront of a growing movement to get distracted students off their devices in the classroom and focused on learning. The law, called the Phone-Free Schools Act, requires California’s 1,000 school districts, charter schools...
California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools
Gov. Gavin Newsom called on Tuesday for a statewide ban on smartphone use in California schools, joining a growing national effort to curb cyberbullying and classroom distraction by limiting access to the devices.
Stop Greenlighting High-School Walkouts
The spread of high-school walkouts as vehicles of anti-Israel protest alerts us to a problem of national scope. K–12 students have every right to wear T-shirts or armbands in support of political causes. They do not, however, have the right to walk out of class. If students want to march in protest, they should do so on their own time, not during school. Unfortunately, a growing number of school districts allow and even encourage mass student walkouts for political causes.