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North Paris school closed after outbreak of Covid-19 South African variant detected

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021By Editor

A school to the north of the French capital has been forced to close after an outbreak of the South African variant of Covid-19 was detected there, the local authority has announced. … Read More >North Paris school closed after outbreak of Covid-19 South African variant detected

USA

School faces backlash after allowing kids to ‘opt out’ of Black History Month to ‘exercise their civil rights’

Posted on February 8, 2021February 8, 2021By Editor

A Utah charter school is facing a major backlash after it was revealed to be allowing parents to opt their students out of lessons relating to Black History Month. … Read More >School faces backlash after allowing kids to ‘opt out’ of Black History Month to ‘exercise their civil rights’

Shows

Schools reopen after youth suicides increase

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos talk about rising youth suicides in Nevada during the pandemic and the influence of Defense Department contractors on US foreign policy. Author James Jasper talks about the emotions that fuel protest movements. … Read More >Schools reopen after youth suicides increase

Russia

Moscow kids arrested for attending Navalny protest will see their participation noted in school records, says education department

Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021By Editor

Moscow schoolchildren found to have taken part in last weekend’s protests in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny will have their attendance at the unauthorized demonstration put on their school record. … Read More >Moscow kids arrested for attending Navalny protest will see their participation noted in school records, says education department

USA

Twitter rejected pleas to remove child porn from platform because it didn’t ‘violate policies,’ lawsuit claims

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

A new lawsuit has accused Twitter of turning a blind eye to child pornography on its platform, claiming that it snubbed repeat requests from an underage sex trafficking victim to remove explicit images obtained through blackmail. … Read More >Twitter rejected pleas to remove child porn from platform because it didn’t ‘violate policies,’ lawsuit claims

Lockdown extended in Portugal with schools to close for 15 days amid record spike in Covid-19 deaths

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

Portugal is to shut all schools and universities from Friday, its prime minister has said, as the more transmissible strain of Covid-19 first detected in the UK takes hold, putting the health service under enormous pressure. … Read More >Lockdown extended in Portugal with schools to close for 15 days amid record spike in Covid-19 deaths

Asia & Pacific

‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Editor

UNICEF has condemned an “arson attack” that burned down four learning centers at a Bangladeshi camp for Rohingya refugees, days after a similar blaze left thousands of the religious group homeless. … Read More >‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF Rohingya schools, days after blaze burned down Bangladeshi camp leaving thousands homeless

New British Covid-19 strain ‘appears more transmissible in young people and children,’ says WHO

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A World Health Organization Covid-19 expert has warned that the new strain of the virus, prevalent in Britain, appears to be easily transmitted among young people amid fears schools may be prevented from reopening in January. … Read More >New British Covid-19 strain ‘appears more transmissible in young people and children,’ says WHO

Shows

Media literacy in the age of fake news & iPhone factory workers rise up

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

In the information age, should media literacy be required learning for students? In India, iPhone factory workers rise up over unpaid wages. Fall enrollment plummets for US colleges and universities. The Cleveland Indians no more! The MLB finally agrees to change the name of one of sports most racist mascots. … Read More >Media literacy in the age of fake news & iPhone factory workers rise up

Stockholm schools send pupils home amid warnings of overstretched intensive care wards due to Covid-19

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

Schools in Stockholm will send home all pupils aged 14-16 for remote learning until 2021 in a bid to hold back a second wave of coronavirus. The Swedish capital had issued a call for help over its strained intensive care capacity … Read More >Stockholm schools send pupils home amid warnings of overstretched intensive care wards due to Covid-19