Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'privateschool'
January 15, 2008
A story about hookers would usually be part of the Boston Blotter, but the sudden burst of coverage in the Suburban Hooker Plague deserves its own post. Bostonist is underwhelmed by the Suburban Hooker Plague because prostitution happens all the time in the city, and prostitution-related incidents are so common that they rarely rank on the Blotter. That is, unless the BPD's ongoing "Operation Squeeze" nets a lot of people or particularly old or young......
Continue Reading "Horrors! Plague of Hookers in the Suburbs!"November 27, 2007
When the students of the tony Milton Academy aren't busy getting their freak on, they are hacking into computers and stealing information. David Abel at the Globe reports: A Milton Academy student has been expelled and three others have been suspended for the rest of the school year after they hacked into the elite private school's computer system, changed grades, altered attendance records, and, in one case, gained access to an exam before it......
Continue Reading "Those Milton Academy Kids Will Do Anything to Get Some"February 24, 2007
A judge took two pairs of Lexington parents to class when he threw out their case against books about gay parents and gay princes being taught in the schools. The parents filed suit against the Lexington school administrators after they felt their kids had been exposed descriptions of same-sex couples, which they felt violated their religious beliefs. Judge Mark L. Wolf reminded these parents that they're sending kids to public schools and that "Massachusetts law......
Continue Reading "Happily Ever After for Gay Princes in Lexington"February 12, 2007
We really aren't sure where this came from. It seems like the stereotypes portrayed below have been applied to areas around St. Louis, Florida, Memphis, Detroit, among other US geographic locations. It came to us via email, un-attributed to the author (email us, we'll give you credit), and humorously rang true for some of the locations integrated into the list. Suggestions for the South Boston Barbie (both original model and Fort Point edition), Cantabrigian Barbie,......
Continue Reading "Limited Edition Barbie: Massachusetts Edition"