25 h. ago Coatbridge school St Bernard's Primary secures tenth Green Eco

The school hosted a special day to mark the milestone and invited local councillors and representatives from North Lanarkshire Council along to share in the joy.

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28 h. ago Teenage girl suspended from school for four days after breach of 'ridiculous' uniform rule

"If I can't explain the rule to her and the teacher can't explain the rule to me, then the rule's not right."

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28 h. ago Teenage girl suspended from school after breaking 'ridiculous' uniform rule

Izobella Dawson, 13, was suspended from school after she refused to remove her 'invisible' earrings that were hiding her piercings

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29 h. ago Girl, 13, suspended from school for four days after breaking 'ridiculous' uniform rule

A mother has criticised her daughter's school after the 13-year-old was suspended for refusing to follow their request to remove an accessory

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30 h. ago Girl, 13, is suspended for four days from school for wearing 'invisible earrings'

Kirk Bark Academy, in Barnsley, deemed the barely-visible retainers to be in breach of their 'no jewellery' policy. This is despite Izobella Dawson having worn them to school for two years.

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35 h. ago Girl, 13, suspended from school for four days after breach of 'ridiculous' uniform rule

Rachel Dawson is furious with Kirk Balk Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, after her daughter Izobella was initially suspended for two days, a ban that was extended

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3 d. ago Indonesian rescuers search for missing students after school collapse kills 40

Indonesian rescuers have recovered over two dozen bodies over the weekend alone after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed five days ago

Events

3 d. ago Tragic teen's final moments after making fatal mistake and instantly realising

Harley Dilley, 14, vanished on his way to school just before Christmas - but it wasn't until 23 days later that police found him after he got stuck in a chimney

Events

5 d. ago Aftermath of Manchester synagogue terror attack as school closed and police cordons in place

Three people remain in hospital after the horrific terror attack on a syangogue in north Manchester yesterday, with a nearby Jewish school forced to close for the day

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6 d. ago Texts to parents highlighting missed school days help improve attendance – study

A trial evaluation found texts stating, for example: ‘Tom has missed five days this term’ had a small positive impact on school attendance.

Culture

7 d. ago 'I was first Black student at school and angry mob chased me on first day'

October marks Black History Month in the UK, and Ruby Bridges has shared what life was like as the first Black student to integrate into a Louisiana school in 1960

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7 d. ago ‘Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?’: what it’s like to be pregnant in Gaza

The World Health Organization has warned that more than 40% of pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are malnourished. Here, Nour Ziad al-Batsh, who is expecting her third child in March, describes her daily struggle to find food and healthcareThis pregnancy is not like my others. I have not been allowed to feel the joy I felt last time, to plan for the future and dream about where my child will go to school and how to decorate his room. In Gaza these days, I can only wonder whether I can find food to keep my baby healthy and how it will be to give birth in a tent.The natural joys I felt for the births of my daughter and son have been overwhelmed by depression, fear and anxiety because of this continuing genocide. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago At least 91 students remain buried in rubble 2 days after school collapse in Indonesia

At least 91 students remain trapped in concrete rubble almost two days after an Islamic school building collapsed on them, authorities said after reviewing attendance records and reports from anxious families of those missing

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7 d. ago Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day

Desperate search for more than 90 missing after building collapses while students held prayers at school in SidoarjoParents and rescuers in Indonesia were desperately searching for dozens of teenage boys believed to be trapped, a day after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school which has already left three dead, authorities said.Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing after the Al Khoziny school building collapsed while pupils held late afternoon prayers in a mosque housed on a lower floor of a building whose upper floors were under construction. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UK Government to debate cutting school week to just four days – but there's a catch

There are a few countries where shorter school weeks exist, but angry teachers and parents have now flocked to proclaim their anger that the UK could shorten the school week

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8 d. ago Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally

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9 d. ago Parents so burned out by morning chaos they're doing 'another whole day's work'

Mornings as a parent are so long and hellish mums and dads feel as if they’ve worked a full day by the time they have dropped their kids off at school

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9 d. ago Federal show of force and going to school by boat: photos of the day – Monday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Oldham mum in temporary accommodation forced to fork out £40 a day on taxis to get son to school

'It got really bad. I was left with nothing.'

Economics

1 week ago Officials place Des Moines schools leader on leave after his arrest by immigration agents

Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally

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