A phone policy is in place meant to limit distractions but families told Arizona’s Family they believe it could be putting kids in emergencies like this. “The death of a student as the result of a ...

Chris Aguilar, 16, is accused of fatally stabbing Michael Montoya, 16, at Maryvale High School on Aug. 19. A knife was ...

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Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne supports limiting cell phones in schools and argues it’s in fact safer. But not everyone is on board.

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Mesa Public Schools, the largest district in Arizona, expects to lose about 5,000 students in the next three years.

Chris Aguilar, 16, has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of Michael Montoya II. Aguilar had a 4-inch knife, ...

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The cut positions will save the district nearly $3 million. 1 student dead, another injured in Maryvale High School stabbing.