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Chef’s Crusade

Teacher Magazine ’s take on education news from around the Web, March 25-31.

It’s tough to imagine living on the Red Lake Indian Reservation right now. After the shootings that left eight dead at the high school on March 21 and amid the funeral processions, residents discovered that the tribal chairman’s teenage son had been arrested for conspiring to aid Jeff Weise in the rampage. Although the FBI didn’t provide details, there were rumors that other students may have known of, or been involved with, Jeff’s plans, too. The school’s principal, Chris Dunshee, says he learned about the recent arrest from reporters, adding, “I’m as befuddled as everyone else.” But Victoria Brun, sister of the school security guard who was shot and killed, isn’t so much befuddled as fearful. “I won’t feel safe,” she says. “These kids won’t feel safe. This community won’t feel safe until they’re...