TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — As a parent, when you send your children to school, you want them to be safe.
One Twin Falls father learned, however, that not only was his daughter attacked on campus but there was video evidence of the altercation.
One evening in mid-October, Leslie Montgomery said her daughter received a barrage of emails to her school email account. Montgomery said her daughter— a seventh grader at the Christian private school Greenleaf Friends Academy — had been the subject of bullying by fellow students since enrolling in the school last year.
Idaho high school students reported less bullying, cigarette smoking and sexual activity in the State Department of Education’s biannual youth risk behavior survey. But teens reported increased e-cigarette use, feelings of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts.
For many young adults, college is a time full of excitement and exploration. However, this time can also be challenging for students' mental health. For this reason it’s important to know the common warning signs of mental health issues and the resources that are available to students for help.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- Using some federal COVID relief funds, Governor Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that the Iowa Department of Education would award more than $8.6 million in grants to 64 school districts looking to improve their mental health services.
The newest bar in Iowa City has everything you need for a Saturday night out: pizza, a pool table, TV screens showing the big game and an extensive drink menu. The only thing it doesn't have is alcohol. The UnImpaired Dry Bar is hoping to show a clientele likely to be made up of college students that it can meet all their needs sans the buzz.
Josie Mulvihill and other students in the Norwalk Community School District told the school board on Monday they face racist, homophobic and sexist bullying at school regularly. And they are fed up with it.
UI Professor Teresa Treat conducted research with over 500 students from the UI and Arizona State University to assess risk factors and develop strategies to prevent sexual assault.
Transfer partnerships are increasingly common as enrollment declines spur collaboration. But one private college in Iowa has taken its commitment across the state.