Settlement in works in lawsuit over Griffith students' Facebook comments

HAMMOND | A settlement appears close in the federal court case dealing with Facebook comments made by three Griffith Middle School girls.

School officials: Griffith students' Facebook comments posed a 'true threat'

HAMMOND | Three Griffith Middle School girls' Facebook comments about killing several classmates and teachers were not jokes, the school district said in federal court documents filed Tuesday.

ACLU: 3 Griffith girls expelled over Facebook jokes

HAMMOND | The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Griffith Public Schools after it expelled three eighth-graders for posting on Facebook about whom they would kill — a conversation the ACLU and parents say was sarcastic humor.

Griffith school lunch costs to increase slightly next year

GRIFFITH | Public school students will pay almost the same meal prices during the next school year.

Griffith School Board reduces total credits needed to graduate high school

GRIFFITH | It now takes fewer credits to graduate from Griffith High School.

Bullying: One girl's story

GRIFFITH | Marisa Simmons said she had a great group of friends as a seventh-grader at Griffith Middle School.

Griffith Public Schools sued over alleged bullying

GRIFFITH | A lawsuit has been filed against another local school system over the alleged bullying of a student.

Griffith school district drafts $25.3M budget for 2012

GRIFFITH | The Griffith Public Schools board is looking at a $25.3 million budget for next year.

Griffith students take on Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers

GRIFFITH | Griffith high school and middle school students took on the Hammond Rollin' Hoosiers basketball team recently in an effort to raise awareness about the abilities of persons with disabilities.

Beiriger Elementary School project a wrap

GRIFFITH | Renovations at Beiriger Elementary School nearly are finished.

House GOP budget hits local school funding hard

INDIANAPOLIS | Many Northwest Indiana schools would receive less state funding over the next two years under a Republican budget plan expected to be approved by a House committee Friday.

Assistant superintendent leaving Griffith schools

GRIFFITH | The Griffith Public Schools board announced Thursday that Assistant Superintendent Gary Sutton will leave the district next month to work with Highland schools.

Griffith School Board seats 2 new members, installs officers

GRIFFITH | Two new Griffith Public Schools board members took their seats last week.

Beiriger School gets new look

GRIFFITH | When students return to Beiriger Elementary School next month they will hardly recognize the place.

Work on Beiriger progresses

GRIFFITH | Beiriger Elementary School's renovation project is in full swing now that the school year has ended, the School Board learned Thursday.

Griffith board, teachers agree on budget cuts

GRIFFITH | The Griffith Public Schools board on Thursday approved a new agreement with the Griffith Federation of Teachers on final budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year.

Turn Franklin School into performing arts center

For what to do with Franklin School when they close it next year, turn it into the Griffith Performing Arts Center. That way, we could have all of the plays and concerts over there. It would free up the stage at school for meetings or graduations.