The principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School said she tried for years to rein in hazing during homecoming week. One day each fall, older students would shower ninth-graders with paint, pelt them with ketchup, yell “Go back to Westland!” — the local middle school — and occasionally rough them up. Read full article > >

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High school hazing worries educators

In middle school auditoriums, retirement centers and recital halls, angry constituents are deriding their representatives in Congress for not fighting hard enough.

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Fight Harder, Voters Telling Congressmen

A D.C. middle school principal is under internal investigation over allegations that she fought with two students in the last two months — one a 12-year-old girl whom the principal is accused of punching in the face and the other an 11-year-old girl whose mother said she hit her head against a wall because of the altercation. Police investigated both incidents involving Johnson Middle School Principal Pamela Ransome, but no charges were filed. School officials said the school system’s security and labor relations offices are continuing to investigate. Municipal regulations prohibit physical force against students, except in self-defense or the defense of others, or to restore order or safety in a school. Read full article > >

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D.C. principal probed for fighting with students

First lady Michelle Obama led a group of middle school students in a series of dance moves, including ‘the Dougie,’ while Beyoncé’s “Move Your Body” played through speakers at Alice Deal Middle School on Tuesday. Read full article > >

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First lady grooves as part of ‘Let’s Move’ campaign

As part of her “Let’s Move!” campaign to fight childhood obesity, the first lady pays a surprise visit to the District’s Alice Deal Middle School and grooves with students to a Beyonce song. Read full article > >

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Michelle Obama gets students moving, with a little help from Beyonce