A primary school teacher in NSW has founded School Shades, a company that will manufacture sunglasses for students as part of a school's uniform. According to the Daily Telegraph, this initiative is designed to assist with sun-safe policies.
ABC News reports that private schools dominate the top of academic rankings in WA. Nine of the top 10 schools were non-government schools.
A school bus driver in Qld has been convicted of the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he allowed a 14-year-old girl to take total control of the bus, according to the Sunshine Coast Daily. Footage of the incident was apparently taken by a passenger.
In a case brought in the Federal Court, teachers at the Australian International Academy are claiming that the Vic school hired teachers on illegal contracts and falsified paperwork. This was reported in The Age. The case is currently continuing.
A senior lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland has written that a teacher's spelling ability does not affect their teaching ability. Writing on the website The Conversation, he writes that the proposition that a teacher's spelling affects their ability to each literacy is not supported by the evidence.
A NZ principal has admitting to slapping one of his students, according to the NZ Herald News. Charges of common assault have been brought, and he is currently awaiting sentencing.
A school, described by the Toronto Sun as small-town, has created gender-neutral toilets for its students. This was prompted by the needs of one student. A school official is quoted as saying 'it affords what I would call dignified options for everyone'.
In the US, it is alleged that a group of 4th graders had planned to kill a teacher with hand sanitiser. According to WGRZ, the police report indicated that the students knew that the teacher was highly allergic to the substance.
A boy in the US has been killed by a nearly 50kg bench, which collapsed on him according to ABC News. Grief counsellors are attending the school and investigations are continuing.