A Sydney school has been counselled after it was accused of using an offensive song as its morning school bell, which uses the phrase “white devil”. The song in question, ‘Bagi-la-m Bargan,’ by First Nations rapper Birdz, critically speaks about explorer Captain James Cook’s arrival in Australia, describing him asContinue Reading
An exclusive school in Victoria is facing backlash from parents and students after banning water bottles being in the classroom. Ballarat Clarendon College announced it was starting a “water trial” for students in years 5 to 9, which will see students leave their drink bottles outside the classroom during classContinue Reading
A 13-year-old boy accused of threatening staff and students with a knife at his school, then stealing a cash register from a canteen at knifepoint has lost his bid to have his bail conditions relaxed. The boy’s lawyer sought an amendment to her client’s “strict” bail conditions in Perth’s Children’sContinue Reading
Police have swarmed the West Australian high school of a 16-year-old boy, who was shot dead by police, after online threats were made about the school. The teen stabbed a man in the Willetton Bunnings carpark in Perth’s south about 10.15pm on Saturday, with police shooting the boy after theyContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has taken a swipe at social media giants and the power of algorithms “pushing people toward extremes” after a teenager was shot dead by police when he stabbed a man while “on the path of jihad”. Social media giants have again been put on notice by the PrimeContinue Reading
The “radicalised” teen who was shot by police after he stabbed a man in a Perth Bunnings carpark had reportedly attempted to indoctrinate other students at his high school. The 16-year-old boy had spent more than two years in a “deradicalisation” program after he was radicalised online, and reportedly convertedContinue Reading
New data has revealed the best and worst schools for student to teacher ratios across Australia and the results have prompted a call for greater funding. Figures from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority showed that the average student to teaching staff ratio in 2023 was 13.1 students perContinue Reading
Families with children on the spectrum are struggling to secure proper education more than ever, with calls for more urgent help before too many students fall behind. Hunter Valley resident Cass Bell said her seven-year-old daughter Mackenzie Bell has been suspended from her primary school at least eight times forContinue Reading
A Sydney mum has slammed a daycare centre for reportedly letting her son sleep with a bib completely covering his face. At 2.20pm on Wednesday afternoon, a mum was working as a chef in a daycare centre in Sydney; a place she decided to work so she could pop inContinue Reading
A sex pest dance teacher has walked free despite sending a set of foul sexualised Facebook messages to two vulnerable 15-year-old girls. Former high school dance teacher Nigel Major-Henderson pleaded guilty to four counts of communicating to procure a child for sexual activity after the police arrested him for sendingContinue Reading