A council report says an increasing number of parents are refusing school places offered to them.
More children are not going to school because they have health or other issues, or because of their parents’ (religious) principles, putting their rights under pressure, children’s ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer has said in a letter to education minister Mariëlle Paul. Local council figures show some 7,389 children with a physical or mental impairment do not currently go to school compared to 5,077 children in 2014. That year a law obliging schools to provide fitting education to all children was...
TikToker revealed her struggles with depression in haunting social media posts. Her TikTok account was suspended in late March, she shared in some videos. The cause of her death remains unknown as of Tuesday afternoon
KATHARINE BIRBALSINGH: A school should be free to do what is right for the pupils it serves. The court's decision is therefore a victory for all schools.
More fan-favorite Pokemon are making their way into Pokemon Go, and now it's the turn for another Legendary to join the party, according to the latest X teaser. After a successful Go Tour: Sinnoh event, Pokemon Go is getting ready for the biggest celebration of the year: Pokemon Go Fest 2024. With Marshadow confirmed as the featured Mythical, trainers are eagerly waiting for more Pokemon coming, and their prayers have been answered. Thanks to the solar eclipse trending all over the...
LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) - We've told you about High School robotics students from Las Vegas headed to the World Championships in Dallas. Did you know some elementary kids are going, too? Students from Piggott Elementary have been practicing and practicing and practicing, even on weekends. Teacher/Coach Amy Blue says it's the team's first []
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School breakfast programs? Has anyone bothered to find out why some children are coming to school without having eaten breakfast? Have their parents been confronted with this unacceptable situation? It is the parents’ responsibility to feed their children, not the school’s. If parents cannot afford to feed them, then grocery vouchers should be provided by […]
Former President Donald Trump has some concerns about being sent to jail amid his criminal trial in New York, according to lawyer Alina Habba, his "legal adviser."Trump is on trial in Manhattan, facing 34 felony charges accusing him of falsifying business records to conceal payment of hush money to former adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, during his 2016 presidential campaign. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.In addition to a possible prison sentence if...
Regulating new technology is never simple, but the status quo offers inadequate protectionThe principle that some products are available to adults and not children is uncontroversial. Access to weapons, alcohol and pornography is curtailed in this way because a level of maturity is the precondition for access (but not a guarantee of responsible use).Until recently, few people put smartphones in that category. The idea of an age restriction on sales would be dismissed as luddism or state-control...
The government is working to revert to the old school calendar from June to March as the scorching summer heat, aggravated by the El Niño phenomenon, is causing class disruptions in several areas across the country, President Marcos yesterday.
The former president's complaint that he might be unable to attend his son Barron's high school graduation due to his trial spawned misinformation.