Many Teachers 'face false claims' - William Golding Was Right.

"Nearly 30% of school staff have been the subject of a false allegation of misconduct by a pupil, a survey by a teaching union suggests.The Association of Teachers and Lecturers said false claims blighted careers and damaged private lives. The ATL, which surveyed 1,155...

Teacher's dumb blonde slur ends in confidential payout

" A PRIMARY school teacher accused of calling a pupil a "dumb blonde" is among those to be hit with discrimination complaints. A confidential payout and apology was made after the girl's furious mother consulted Victoria's discrimination watchdog, the Herald Sun has...

U.K. Kids Get RFID Chips In School Uniforms

I think this story is best summed up by 'We're treating schoolchildren like we treat our criminals'.Considering police in Canada don't even have the right to fingerprint you, even if you're arrested, this is shocking to me."Ten schoolchildren in the United Kingdom are being...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Two die in China school stabbing

"A high-school pupil has killed two of his classmates and wounded four more after a stabbing spree in southern China, state media has reported. Wu Jianguo launched the alleged assault after a study session at his school in Guangdong province on Tuesday night. Villagers said...