Saving their social time – and their emotional lives – is more important than ‘achievement’ activities When my son started kindergarten, I wondered how he would adjust to a seven-hour school day ...

DALLAS -- Martin Rodriguez went to his son's elementary school for lunch yesterday, and learned the kids in the lunchroom were banned from talking for the entire week. His son Sarid, a fourth grader ...

The control freaks at the Wyoming Area School District, that’s who. Just last month the Wyoming Area School Board was talking about fashioning a school uniform policy. And they call their high school ...

WARWICK, R.I. – Class, from now on there will be no talking at lunch. A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The ...

A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The move comes after three recent choking episodes in the cafeteria. No one ...

The school cafeteria can be a pretty rowdy place. Since lunch is one of the only times kids get to socialize on their own terms at school, the lunchroom usually has an air of controlled chaos. But one ...

WARWICK, R.I. – Class, from now on there will be no talking at lunch. A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted new lunchroom rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The ...

BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) ─ Kids in some Rhode Island school districts are being told to keep their voices down at lunch in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Parents from Barrington, North ...

The chapel isn't the only place where silence is expected at one Rhode Island Catholic school. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The ...

Schoolteacher Jenny Clarino led eight kids to “silent admin lunch” at Amistad Academy — then considered bringing that practice back to the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) when she returns as the ...

WARWICK, R.I. — A Roman Catholic elementary school adopted rules this week requiring students to remain silent while eating. The move comes after three recent choking incidents in the cafeteria. No ...

School lunch is often synonymous with loud noise. Studies have shown the decibel level in some cafeterias is as high as a lawnmower! Every so often, though, students at Alice Terry Elementary ...