Macedon Grammar, in Vic, is facing closure after being served with 'show cause' notices, according to The Age. The school, of over 150 students, is reportedly in financial difficulty.
A former Catholic school principal has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to solicit child pornography, reports the Canberra Times. The crime relates to a picture of an underage boy found after his school-issued iPhone, iPad and laptop were confiscated. The pair had met on a social media application.
Also in the ACT, 13 students have been taken to hospital following a small explosion in an independent school's science laboratory. The Canberra Times reported that they are being treated for minor burns.
The Age reports that the Catholic Education Office in Vic sent a letter to over 5,500 parents urging them not to vote for the Greens in some inner-city seats in the recently held State election. The letter has apparently said that the Greens in a balance-of-power position would jeopardise funding arrangements.
The Child Abuse Royal Commission, sitting in Tas, has heard that two men fled the country before they could be arrested on child sex offences. The Guardian reports that each of the men had made admissions to police, but were not immediately arrested. The hearings of the Royal Commission continue.
A US school board member has apparently said, of children with allergies, 'well you should just shoot them'. Fox News reports that the Board Member immediately resigned.
A court in Canada has held a school 75% liable for an incident in which a school boy fell from a school building roof and suffered significant injuries. According to the Globe and Mail, this finding was on the basis that it should have taken steps to stop students climbing onto the roof.
The Daily Mail has reported that students at a prestigious UK school are being instructed not to wear their school uniform when travelling to and from the school in an effort to avoid muggings. The students have apparently been encouraged to buy hoodies to avoid being targets.
The Ottawa Citizen reports that children at a primary school have been banned from writing a social justice project on gay rights. The principal reportedly stated that she didn't think the subject was appropriate for the age group. There was no suggestion that the students were going to report on anything related to sex, and the decision is reportedly being reconsidered by the board.
A NZ school has dropped plans to use microchipped bracelets to track students on an electronic reward points system. The move comes after negative response to a parent survey, according to stuff.co.nz.