Student sues schools over bar exam fiasco, and more

Student sues schools over bar exam fiasco

A law student is suing her college for allowing her to enroll in law school. Morgan Crutchfield says it’s the fault of Lincoln Memorial University and the John Duncan School of Law in Tennessee that she wasted $80,000 on law school tuition, since she did not complete her undergraduate degree and is ineligible to take the bar exam. Administrators should “know what the requirements are,” said her lawyer.

Mother who made son walk to school is charged with neglect

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An Arkansas mother is facing criminal charges for making her son walk to school. Valerie Borders was punishing her son Nequavion, 10, after he was kicked off the school bus for yelling. When he was seen walking, police swooped in and charged Borders with neglect. “She did the right thing,” said Nequavion. “I just had to walk.”