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The Shelby County Schools district got an interesting phone call from a mother last week. The woman was waiting behind a school bus in Cordova, Tennessee, outside Memphis when she realized the tail lights were lit by a satanic symbol!

Badger Mountain and Tapteal elementaries' swings were already gone the first day of school. Jefferson's have been gone for a while. Sacajawea and Marcus Whitman will lose theirs soon. Kennewick schools lost theirs years ago and Pasco hasn't had swings in 20 years. What the cuss! It's like getting rid of apple pie!

You or your child is now a couple weeks into college and if it's freshman year, you may be experiencing shock! Don't worry, take a deep breath, and follow this advice to succeed:

This morning we learned it's a trend in schools for teachers to encourage the children to use their first names. How do you feel about that?

This story is so hilarious! Stacy Lee is taking the side of the students. So long as they aren't groping and making out, what's the problem? My heart goes out to anyone who chaperones a school dance! Awkward policing the awkward, and then the twerking starts! Listen to our full conversation for a ton of laughs:

School starts in about four weeks and we all know someone who's going to have trouble waking up early again -- or maybe someone who always has trouble waking up early. Here are 10 fantastic ideas to help those sleepyheads get up and at 'em!

I used to live in Richland. Parents there get really upset when you mess with their schools. Because of over-crowding in south Richland elementary schools, the district plans to change the border. I predict the parents will come just short of rioting. Here's what they should do:

When I got to college I almost flunked my freshman year by partying too much. Then I buckled down and learned to study. The sooner you learn how, the better off you'll be. Honestly, I think learning to study is as simple as learning to sit in one, quiet place and focus on what you're reading, typing or solving. Here's what an international survey said:

A recent survey revealed the top dozen bits of advice the average adult wishes they understood in high school.

My relative was suspended two days from school for not telling a teacher about a crime he witnessed. Is it fair?

I know a lot of teachers. The ones I know are not happy about Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test coming next year as part of the Common Core Standards. I recently read Richland School District proposed removing four teachers from classrooms and assigning them to teach the teachers the Common Core. I'm scratching my head.

Summer is almost over and schools are getting ready to start!