An investigation is underway in Oklahoma after a television screen in the MAGA state school superintendent’s office reportedly showed a video of nude women during an executive session of the State Board of Education on Thursday. The images reportedly appeared on a screen in the office of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s …
Read More »'Adolescence' Is Harrowing, Heartbreaking, and a Must-Watch
The new Netflix miniseries Adolescence packs a lot into its four episodes. It is, depending on the chapter, a police procedural; a sociological examination of male rage, cyberbullying, and a failing British school system; a psychological thriller; and a tragedy about how in the 21st century, a child’s bedroom can …
Read More »A Private School Promised to Help Troubled Kids. Instead, Some Say, It Was a Nightmare
In 2004, Bonnie Allen was a 12-year-old girl in Wilmington, Delaware, who loved Spongebob Squarepants, Lizzie McGuire, and the Grease soundtrack. She had fine, corn-colored hair she regularly chopped up and dyed jet black or Elmo red, and a grin that stretched across the entire bottom half of her face, …
Read More »'I Don't Get to Opt-In to Be Black': A Scholastic Author Speaks Out
When author Tanisia Moore was growing up in California in the 1990s, the Scholastic Book Fair was one of the most exciting times of the year. Moore tells Rolling Stone she has fond memories of bringing a catalog home to her mother and pointing out different books she wanted to …
Read More »Everything Your Kid Needs Before Moving Away For College
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether your kid is an incoming freshman, or changing living accommodations for the new school year, it’s important for them to start life in their dorm room on …
Read More »Former Student Who Accused Christian Reform School of Sexual Abuse Settles Lawsuit
A former student of Agapé Boarding School who sued for alleged sexual abuse at the Christian reform school has settled his case for an undisclosed amount. The reform school accused of abusing dozens of former students, shuttered its doors in January. Yet while the news of the facility’s long-awaited closure …
Read More »Christian Reform School Accused of Abuse Shuts Down After Rolling Stone Exposé
Agapé Boarding School, an unlicensed Missouri facility accused of abusing dozens of former students through restraints and physical punishments, is shutting its doors. The school, which has been dogged by a plethora of civil suits and an investigation from the Missouri Attorney General’s office, announced Wednesday it will “stop providing …
Read More »Inside the Christian Reform School From Hell
W hen Andrew Breshears arrived at the Agapé Boarding School in 2018, he was a sandy-haired 12-year-old who weighed less than 100 pounds. He enjoyed watching movies, listening to Elvis, and playing soccer with his friends. “I was sheltered,” Breshears says. But he struggled at home. When he was told …
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