Support is growing for a 62-year-old teacher who was charged with physically attacking a student in a high school classroom in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Footage emerged on social media on Tuesday showing Michael John Kable, a Maitland Grossmann High School teacher, and a student tossing scrunched-up paper balls at each other….
‘Defamation of a Beloved Teacher’: Community Backs Teacher Charged With Assaulting Student
Support is growing for a 62-year-old teacher who was charged with physically attacking a student in a high school classroom in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Footage emerged on social media on Tuesday showing Michael John Kable, a Maitland Grossmann High School teacher, and a student tossing scrunched-up paper balls at each other….
Australian State Rolls out 12 Million RATs to Ensure Get Kids Back to School
The New South Wales (NSW) back-to-school plan will be centred on rapid antigen testing (RAT) to ensure that classrooms stay open under the state government’s COVID-Smart Plan. Every student and teacher in the state’s 3,150 government and non-government schools will be eligible to receive RATs before the school year begins on Feb. 1. Over 12…
‘Schools Should Be the Last to Close and the First to Open’: Australian Expert
Australia’s former deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth said no state should delay the return to school to wait for higher vaccination rates of children aged 5 to 11. “Every government and medical expert in this country needs to follow the lead of the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund, which both…
Teacher Shortage Impact on Student Learning Alarming: NSW Teachers Federation
The teacher shortage in New South Wales (NSW) is leading to numerous occasions of combined classes of up to 45 students and minimal supervision throughout regional and intercity schools. NSW Teachers Federation President Angelo Gavrielatos said the figures submitted to parliament (pdf) were alarming. It was reported that Year 11 and 12 students in Canobolas…
Australian States On Watch for School Banking Programs Following ASIC’s Review
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has said there is no solid evidence showing that school banking programs have helped children develop long-term saving habits, In a report, published on Dec 15, ASIC said that its two-year review into school banking programs has demonstrated that school banking programs have exposed vulnerable young children to sophisticated…
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