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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Students waiting on line with lunch trays(l), Plate with text that says "we got a call from the school that our son isn't eating the lunch"(c), Woman talking(r)

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‘The plate is the most appetizing part’: School calls mom to say her son isn’t eating lunch. She can’t believe what they’re serving

Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

Tony Ricardo(l), Moms for Liberty(c), Ron DeSantis(r)

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DeSantis, Moms for Liberty backed school board candidate wins Jacksonville seat despite past anti-Black posts

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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Trans Fortnite update

Fortnite streamer roped into trans panic after pictures used to falsely ID Georgia school shooter

Mike Hadge

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‘We have to protect the right to be goth’: Texas school bans black outfits, goths around the world unite

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

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

Cafeteria Burger

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

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

Tricia Crimmins is a 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 freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

teacher speaking in car with caption "and she said it was because one of my half day students" (l) teacher speaking in car holding cash with caption "the director of my school just walked up to me and handed me a hundred and $16" (c) teacher speaking in car with caption "was picked up almost an hour late" (r)

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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

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

Braden Bjella

Woman speaking hand on chest (l) "Banned Books Week" display in school library caption "Thank you for standing up for what is right! Can we see the display??" (c) woman speaking hand on chest (r)

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‘I am not upset. I’m enraged’: Administration asked school librarian to take down banned books display after one parent complained

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

student outside in parkinglot while students are cleaning bus for class (l) boxes stacked against wall the students have been delivering for team (c) student showing new football field (r)

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‘American education is a joke’: High School student says his teacher forces students to do favors for the football team during class

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A TikToker thought her backpack came with foam to protect her laptop. Turns out, her father put a piece of Kevlar in it (updated)

Group of students in lab project (l) Hand holding ripped couple photo (r)

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‘Immediate red flag’: TikToker films boyfriend asking her get out of biology lab group after she’s paired with boy, sparking debate

woman at register with caption "2nd grade teacher by day barista by night" (l) starbucks logo cup (c) hand with blue cake pops with caption "i save the cake pops to use as class rewards" (r)

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