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World

Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021By Editor

At least 26 school children aged five to six were killed in a blaze in southern Niger after a thatched-roof classroom caught on fire, local officials said, with more than a dozen others injured, some critically. … Read More >Dozens of elementary school children killed in classroom blaze in Niger

EU

German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

Germany’s teachers’ union chief has urged a return to mask requirements for elementary schools as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections among young children. … Read More >German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’

UK

‘Gender baptism is not biblical’: Christian couple seeking to sue UK govt over school guidelines blasts ‘trans indoctrination’

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021By Editor

The UK’s school guidelines are designed to lure children into transgenderism, a Christian couple seeking to sue the government told RT. Pro-trans activists, however, believe they’re using the legal system to push their own agenda. … Read More >‘Gender baptism is not biblical’: Christian couple seeking to sue UK govt over school guidelines blasts ‘trans indoctrination’

UK

Nine UK schools tell schoolkids to pay for lunch via FACIAL RECOGNITION as opponents warn it normalizes surveillance state

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021By Editor

Nine Scottish elementary schools have embraced a pilot plan to deploy facial recognition technology to verify children’s school lunch payments, insisting the system is faster and more hygienic, while dodging the privacy issue. … Read More >Nine UK schools tell schoolkids to pay for lunch via FACIAL RECOGNITION as opponents warn it normalizes surveillance state

USA

School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

Posted on October 17, 2021October 17, 2021By Editor

Pennsylvania state’s association of school boards has voted to leave the national federation for such governing bodies, saying the “final straw” was a letter to President Joe Biden that likened parents to “domestic terrorists.” … Read More >School board group in Pennsylvania quits national association for suggesting angry parents are ‘domestic terrorists’

USA

‘Gender fluid’ student accused of raping teen in restroom was transferred to another school, records reveal amid cover-up scandal

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021By Editor

School administrators at Virginia’s Loudoun County Public Schools reportedly allowed the alleged ‘gender fluid’ perpetrator behind the rape of a female student in the girls’ bathroom to move to a new school without warning anyone. … Read More >‘Gender fluid’ student accused of raping teen in restroom was transferred to another school, records reveal amid cover-up scandal

USA

ENTIRE SCHOOL in Wyoming put on lockdown after one student refuses to wear face mask – and she gets arrested & fined over it

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021By Editor

A 16-year-old high school girl was arrested and her entire school locked down, all over her refusal to wear a face mask. Her arrest caused outrage on the right, and conservatives have started chipping in to her legal defense. … Read More >ENTIRE SCHOOL in Wyoming put on lockdown after one student refuses to wear face mask – and she gets arrested & fined over it

World

Canadian school board halts BOOK BURNING project aimed at ‘reconciliation’ amid controversy over adviser’s native roots

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

A network of Francophone schools in Ontario has paused a project to burn or otherwise destroy over 4,700 books for misrepresentation of native people after the project’s adviser resigned amid claims she is not actually indigenous. … Read More >Canadian school board halts BOOK BURNING project aimed at ‘reconciliation’ amid controversy over adviser’s native roots

World

More than 70 children kidnapped by gunmen from school in northwestern Nigeria

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021By Editor

At least 73 children have been snatched by unknown gunmen in northwestern Nigeria, according to local authorities. Kidnapping is a common occurrence in the country, with over 1,000 abducted for ransom this year alone. … Read More >More than 70 children kidnapped by gunmen from school in northwestern Nigeria

Israel reports record daily Covid cases over 10,900 for 1st time since pandemic outbreak as schools set to open

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021By Editor

Israel has registered its highest daily tally of new Covid cases so far since the start of the pandemic, with the single-day caseload surpassing 10,900 for the first time just as schools are set to open their doors to students. … Read More >Israel reports record daily Covid cases over 10,900 for 1st time since pandemic outbreak as schools set to open