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Midwest City, OK police officer Larry Schones had to catch the school bus Friday morning. Not that Officer Schones was going back to school. He did however catch the school bus carrying about 30 students to Star Spencer High School in Oklahoma City and driven by this man, Anthony Dewitt Atchison, 25. When Officer Schones [...]
October 11th, 2008 | Posted in Crime, Oklahoma County, Schools | No Comments
A Bubbaworld Editorial The Tulsa School Board and “Dr. Z”, aka Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Zolkoski have agreed to what one might call an “amicable divorce”. Maybe a “slow motion amicable divorce” would be a more accurate description of the breakup. Unlike most scenarios where a high level manager departs an organization suddenly [...]
July 19th, 2008 | Posted in Scandal, Schools, Tulsa | 1 Comment
A Bubbaworld Opinion/Editorial Take a group of kids, say ages 11 through 19 or so, all with disciplinary issues and some with juvenile convictions for violent crimes that require them to wear GPS ankle bracelets to track their movements and put this group of kids together in a school that is grossly understaffed, underfunded and [...]
March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Schools, Tulsa | 2 Comments
There is a very troubling trend developing in Oklahoma. Currently it is the strongest in Tulsa but will likely expand statewide in the near future. The trend? Forcing non-Hispanic children to learn Spanish. Currently Tulsa Public Schools officials are considering a proposal that will set up a pilot program at six elementary schools in which [...]
June 12th, 2007 | Posted in Schools, Tulsa | No Comments
The Following Is A Bubbaworld Editorial/Opinion If one were to travel to Muskogee, Oklahoma and take a popularity vote among the students, teachers and parents of Hilldale School District, beyond any doubt the most popular person would be former Hilldale High School Principal Dewayne Pemberton. The most unpopular persons would likely be Hilldale Schools Superintendent [...]
June 9th, 2007 | Posted in Muskogee County, Scandal, Schools | No Comments
In Part 1 of this series we covered the events which set in motion the scandal we refer to as “Terror In Talihina”. In this, Part 2, we will pick up where we left off. If you are not familiar with this scandal, it is highly recommended that you take the time to read Part [...]
July 4th, 2006 | Posted in Child Abuse, LeFlore County, Schools | 8 Comments