IPS Families Prepare for 2025-26 School Year

IPS families prepare for 2025-26 school year

INDIANAPOLIS New year, new school. It's junior Destiny Currins first time being a Blue Devil.Currin transferred to Shortridge High School for its early graduation program.Its kinda different because its college classes, but Im excited for it because its preparing me for college already," Currin said. She plans to ignore her nerves for the first day.Be myself. Be energetic, like how I am: loud," she said.Hundreds of students and parents got a cha…

IPS Task Force Creates Ways to Improve School Environment for Students

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Public Schools task force is looking at ways to make kids feel safe and also better check on their mental health. This comes after two teenagers were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Indianapolis the morning of July 5. A 15 and 16-year-old died. Five others — a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old, two 19-year-olds and a 21-year-old — were injured and treated at the hospital. There have been multiple shootings in and ar…

IPS task force seeking safe environments meets for first time since mass shooting

IPS task force meets for first time since downtown mass shooting involving teens INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis Public Schools task force looking at the district’s culture on Wednesday night met for the first time since the July 5 mass shooting involving teens at the downtown Artsgarden. Two teens, ages 15 and 16, died in the downtown shooting, and five people — a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old, two 19-year-olds and a 21-year-old — were taken…