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Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘As a teacher, I don’t want it’: Kindergarten teacher urges parents to avoid buying this Target pencil case. It backfires

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: Mom (allegedly) charged for school supplies her son broke

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Main Character of the Week: Teacher who let students braid his hair and paint his nails

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Why would I want the tick?’: Viewers divided after mom blasts school for sending live tick home with her daughter

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘THE CREMATION COUPON??’: Teacher shows what they received in Teacher Appreciation Week gift bag

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‘They scammin the babies’: Mom calls out Scholastic book fair after what they sold her daughter

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Mom says school scheduled dental surgery for her kids without consent. There’s nothing wrong with them

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‘No’: Mom says school scheduled dental surgery for her kids without her consent. There’s nothing wrong with them

Parents say they'll sue school cafeteria after what it served child for lunch

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‘Barnacle burger’: Parents say they’ll sue school cafeteria after what it served their child for lunch

Mom says school principal held phone against child's face to unlock it

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‘Was it even legal?’: Mom says school principal held phone against child’s face to unlock it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Parent says they had to sign permission slip for their child to be able to listen to a book by a Black person

Signing Paper

‘This should alarm EVERYONE’: Parent says they had to sign permission slip for their child to be able to listen to a book by a Black person

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

UC-Berkeley student angry about response to active shooter incident on campus

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‘Everyone was getting messages, but they were not getting messages from the school’: UC Berkeley student angry about response to active shooter incident on campus

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

9-year-old peer pressured into getting Stanley cup

Stanley Cup Bullying

‘This is fake and it’s not as cool’: 9-year-old gets bullied because she doesn’t have a real Stanley Cup

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Everything is better’: Teacher shows reality of gender-neutral bathrooms in schools

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘We get paid $2 a minute for every minute they’re late’: Teacher says parent was charged $116 after they picked up their child an hour late

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