The idea first came from Forest Hills’ principal Laurie Fowler. She says they noticed attendance drops every year around ...

A mischievous figure is greeting Forest Hills Elementary School students every day in December, and his presence is getting students to school on time.

For nearly two decades, elves have been sitting on shelves (or hanging from ceiling fans) in homes across the world in an effort to figure out which children have been naughty or nice this year.