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Pro-Palestinian Tufts University graduate targeted by Trump administration returns to Turkey

FILE PHOTO: Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, speaks at a press conference at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge's order after spending over six weeks in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninvaggi/File Photo

War with Pakistan halts school for Afghan border children

More than 94,000 Afghans have been displaced by the war, figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs show.

Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria’s Benue state

Switch off and read, France’s Macron tells teenagers

FILE PHOTO: Teenagers look at their mobile phone screens during an interview with Reuters about the bill aimed at banning the use of social networks for those under 15 and mobile phones in high schools from the start of the 2026 school year, in Paris, France, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Manuel Ausloos/File Photo

New anti-bullying measures in schools a good start, but parents say they must go beyond ‘quick fixes’

New anti-bullying measures were announced by the Ministry of Education on April 15.

UAE to resume in-person schooling as Iran ceases attacks

The decision offers relief for families across the country, which is home to about 11 million people.

Viral chat logs renew alarm over sexual violence on campuses in Indonesia

Screenshots online showed texts containing vulgar remarks, sexually explicit jokes and objectification of female students and lecturers.

14-year-old boy kills 9, wounds 13 in latest Turkey school shooting

An ambulance leaves the scene following a deadly school shooting, in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026. IHA (Ihlas News Agency) via REUTERS

South Korean teachers struggle with malicious complaints from overprotective parents

A survey on over 2,700 teachers showed that 51.9 per cent suffered from malicious complaints from parents in the second half of 2025

Caning, suspension among standard disciplinary measures in all schools by 2027 to combat bullying: MOE

By 2027, a new online reporting channel will be launched to allow students to report bullying and hurtful behavior directly, with more details to follow.

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