Community activist and education stakeholder Develd Monyai has launched the Walk and Talk Schools Safety Programme, an initiative aimed at protecting learners who walk to school along busy and often dangerous roads in Thembisa. Monyai, who serves as the chairperson of the Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign (QLTC) Circuit 3 and as a School Governing...Read More
SACRAMENTO — The Democratic-led state Senate has voted to reconfirm five commissioners to the California Board of Parole Hearings, a move that drew outcry from Republicans who argued the board recently made several egregious decisions. “The current board is clearly not doing a good job protecting children and should be replaced,” said Sen. Steven Choi (R-Irvine), speaking...Read More
At the National Governors Association meeting in Colorado Springs last July, the investor Mark Cuban rhapsodized about the power of artificial intelligence to revolutionize education. “You could kind of feel the look of terror on the faces of teachers and parents in the room, myself included,” Utah’s Republican governor, Spencer Cox, recalled in an interview...Read More
It all began with a text message two weeks before a Halloween party in a small town in the US — and ended with irreparable damage to an entire community. Lauryn Licari, a Beal City school student, met boyfriend Owen McKenny when they were just 12 years old. The couple attended the same school in...Read More
Teens, teachers, and parents have been thrown into turmoil in Lacey, Wash., over a sexting scandal that started when an eighth-grade girl texted a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend, according to The New York Times. They broke up, and he shared the image with another girl, who in turn distributed it widely with...Read More
The Teen PEP leaders at St. Francis de Sales High School are changing the way students prevent bullying in their school. TOLEDO, Ohio — The Teen Peer Educating Peers spent their Monday teaching seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Francis de Sales lessons on bullying through presentations and interaction. “It happens all the time, but a...Read More
LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. — A judge on Thursday dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter’s alleged abuser. The ruling came weeks before Aaron Spencer, who will be on the November ballot, had been set to face...Read More
Malaysia is intensifying efforts to safeguard children online as policymakers and researchers highlight the growing risks minors face on social media. Experts say restricting access for users under 16 could help limit exposure to harmful material and online predators. According to a Bernama report, academics and parents are increasingly supporting stronger safeguards following the introduction...Read More
Videos of large groups of teenagers gathering at beaches, parks and other public spaces have spread across social media this summer, prompting warnings from law enforcement agencies across Florida. The gatherings, often called “teen takeovers,” are typically organized through social media posts that encourage large groups of teenagers to meet at a specific location. While...Read More
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Adam Hoffman, the disgraced former Waco attorney who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his son’s friend for years, will have to register as a sex offender in Sarpy County, Nebraska, where he is now living with his wife. Sgt. Adam Arko with the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KWTX he...Read More
