6 h. ago Five killed in school shooting as teacher barricades herself in class with students

Gunshots were heard inside the school at around 10am before a suspect was shot, according to local media, as the police are currently searching the building 'meticulously'

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8 h. ago Once again, British politicians want to ‘ban the burqa’. But this time, I’ve never felt so afraid | Nadeine Asbali

Since the riots last summer British Muslims have felt a deep unease in our own countryHere we are again, debating the right of Muslim women to wear what they want. Last week, the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin asked the prime minister, Keir Starmer, if he planned to follow other European countries and prohibit burqas.Then the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, called for bosses to be able to ban the burqa in the workplace. Following the example of the former Labour minister Jack Straw, who in 2006 sparked the first burqa debate by asking constituents at his surgeries to remove their face coverings, she stated that she does not see constituents at her surgeries if they have their faces covered, “whether it’s a burqa or a balaclava”.Nadeine Asbali is a secondary school teacher in London and the author of Veiled Threat: On Being Visibly Muslim in Britain Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Teacher struck off after racy account found and sent round school by 'excited' schoolboys

A teacher was struck off after pupils found an account promoting adult content - a disciplinary hearing heard former physics teacher Kirtsty Buchan had been 'posing in lingerie'

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19 h. ago Teacher upskirted by teen pupil inside school lives with PTSD after being filmed walking up stairs

A teacher was left 'humiliated' and 'violated' after she found out that a student had been secretly taking videos up her skirt while at school - an incident that still impacts Sally Rees today

Society

24 h. ago Physics teacher is struck off after her OnlyFans account was sent round school by 'excited' schoolboys

Schoolboys were 'excitedly' viewing explicit images of their physics teacher after discovering her OnlyFans page, a disciplinary hearing has been told.

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29 h. ago Teacher was upskirted by male student only for school to make him a prefect and order her to keep him in her class

Timothy Boomer, now 24, was aged 14 and 15 when he secretly filmed up the skirts of two of his teachers without their knowledge at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School.

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42 h. ago Mom of boy who allegedly got nude Snapchat from teacher says school officials branded him a ‘liar’

Oliver Fell, 28, was charged with lewd contact with a student by an authority figure and tramission of harmful material to a minor.

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3 d. ago Anneka was told she had kidney failure in her 30s. The cause? Undetected high blood pressure. As cases skyrocket, she now reveals the signs that were missed

It was only by chance that Anneka Murphy discovered the awful truth. While at work one day, the primary school teacher was accidentally pricked by the needle of a diabetic pupil's insulin syringe.

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3 d. ago 'I was one of the most recognisable faces on TV but I gave it all up to become a teacher'

A face many people grew up with on CBBC and CITV Michael Underwood left his life in front of camera to become a primary school teacher in South West London

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4 d. ago Teacher accused of 'upskirting' girls fled to Australia to work after being suspended

A teacher had been working at the school in Helensburgh, Scotland for seven years before he was accused of a series inappropriate behaviour towards teenage girls

Economics

5 d. ago Harvey Fierstein, on eve of Tony honor, looks back on his career

Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

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6 d. ago Nearly 50 years ago a teacher was fatally stabbed in a school hallway. A teen who had a knife inscribed with ‘Teacher Dear’ has been named as the killer

Diane Peterson was found outside her classroom in 1978 with a single stab wound to her chest

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7 d. ago Baltimore schools sued for failing to protect students from a predatory teacher

Three women are suing Baltimore’s public school system, alleging they were sexually abused by a special education teacher decades ago

Society

8 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Teacher who 'had sex with boy before first school bell' arrested 'moments after'

A biology teacher has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students – she allegedly had sex with him just moments before the school bell on the day of her arrest

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1 week ago Disgraced businessman and sex attacker Mohamed al Fayed 'bought Princess Diana's old school to groom and rape underage girls', sensational new book on dead monster claims

A former teacher at West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent has revealed how the disgraced businessman bought the school on the promise to protect Diana's legacy.

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1 week ago DJ Fat Tony's wedding plans – Kate Moss and Boy George's special roles to Kylie performance

DJ to the stars, Fat Tony, is tying the knot today with his long-term partner, Stavros Agapiou, in what promises to be one of the most flamboyant celebrity knees-ups in recent times

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1 week ago Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'

The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts and also far away from it

Society

1 week ago Teacher bags Greek getaway for just £20.70 using easy travel hack

Jerry Lucas, a primary school teacher from Nottingham, successfully ‘Bid for a Break’ with Jet2holidays, meaning she will jet off to Ajul Luxury Hotel & Spa Resort in Halkidiki, Greece, for £20.70

Economics