The anti-corruption commission in Vic has heard that an education department official 'arranged a false invoice for food and alcohol' to be sent to a school, according to The Age. The anti-corruption commission is inquiring into corruption in the Vic education department.
SA is considering prosecuting parents of truants as a measure to lift attendance rates in schools, reports ABC News. However, the Education Minister has admitted that this alone is unlikely to solve the problem.
23 schools in the ACT have applied for the new school chaplaincy program. This is according to a freedom of information request reported by The Age.
A former student of a school in Vic says that it is 'time for a revolution' after a school principal's alleged sexist comments. She wrote an opinion piece in The Age.
The Canberra Times reports that ACT teachers are 'unlikely' to accept a new pay deal. Negotiations between the Education Directorate and the union are ongoing.
Two NZ teachers have won a court case with a school for breach of employment contracts. Stuff.co.nz reports that the teachers had their salaries cut three years ago without their knowledge.
An opera at a US school has been stopped following a legal challenge about religion in schools. The school is waiting on an opinion from legal counsel before it continues the production, according to cleveland.com.
A pesticide that has been banned in other countries was used in a Canadian school, according to the Ottawa Citizen. The school has been temporarily closed.
In the UK, a suspended college principal has been summoned to a disciplinary meeting. According to the Herald Scotland, the allegations concern a claimed culture of fear and bullying.
A US family is suing a school over their son's suspension, claiming that he was being bullied. It is alleged that while he was showering, other students urinated on him and spat on him, causing him to retaliate, according to WFAA8.