School News from around Kentucky

• Random pinheadedness and responses following V Tech massacre: Hancock County shuts down Email following threat; Arson closes Rockcastle County Middle; Threat causes evacuation of Crawford Middle in Fayette County; Rowan County restricts cell phone use following reports of malicious text messaging, fighting, and inappropriate photographs; Johnson County adds security guard; Walton man threatens New Haven principal; Calloway County and Murray Independent look at cybersafety; Gun threat shuts down Taylor County Middle, beefed up security at Campbellsville and Green River; Two high school students are charged with threatening to kill a Bullitt County middle school student.
• Martin County teacher files federal suit alleging illegal transfer.
• Floyd County makes up time for flood days.
• In Grayson County, Caneyville grad gives $50,000 for state-of-the-art horitculture center.
• Harlan County happy about humanities building.
• Nelson County teachers oppose drug testing policy.
• Second graders help restore oldest cabin in Russell.
• Trigg County principal rejects reassignment, resigns after alleged inappropriate comments to Supt.
• Is this a new record? For the third time in a year, the principal of Butler County Middle School has filed a lawsuit against someone for defamation.
• In Fayette County, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School students sign college scholarship letters of intent, and win National Merit Scholarship.
• Bellevue police investigate teacher regarding inappropriate messages.