Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to ensure every young person has done 50 hours of voluntary work by the time they are 19 years old.Mr Brown said a promise to bring in compulsory community service would be a part of his next election manifesto.Under the scheme, the work may include helping charities and is […]
Has school destroyed your creativity and self-confidence? I'm working on a book called Recovering From School, to help you heal the damage caused. Join the Patreon or Newsletter to be notified about updates. Paid Patreon members will get early draft previews, as well as a free digital copy when it's done.
All Under 19's in UK to do Community Service
Naked men line-up at Bristol school to help with sex education
A Bristol secondary school has tried out a new style of sex education by letting teenage pupils examine a line-up of naked men.The pupils at Hanham High School, aged 14 to 16, watched a screen in the main hall showing a live feed of different men who were being filmed in the school's gym.The youngsters […]
Student suspended for passing gas on bus
LAKELAND, Fla. - An eighth-grader was suspended from riding the school bus for three days after being accused of passing gas.The bus driver wrote on a misbehavior form that a 15-year-old teen passing gas on the bus on March 16 to make the other children laugh, creating a stench so bad that it was difficult […]
Longer schooling 'cuts dementia'
The raising of the school leaving age to 15 over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested.A Cambridge University team compared the mental abilities of elderly people, and found those born after the change fared better.They say that further changes to the school leaving […]
Strip-Search of Girl Tests Limit of School Policy
Savana Redding still remembers the clothes she had on - black stretch pants with butterfly patches and a pink T-shirt - the day school officials here forced her to strip six years ago. She was 13 and in eighth grade.An assistant principal, enforcing the school's antidrug policies, suspected her of having brought prescription-strength ibuprofen pills […]
Parents of Dead Girl receive Truancy letter
The parents of a girl who died suddenly have received a school letter demanding she improve her attendance. Megan Gillan, 15, was found dead in the bedroom of her home in Macclesfield, Cheshire, two months ago. Her parents say they were "floored" by a Macclesfield High School letter, which threatened to ban Megan from the […]
Texas could allow creationists to grant Masters of Science degrees
If a private college doesn't receive funds from any governmental organization, should they have to be held to any standards or requirements when they award degrees? No, one Texan lawmaker is insisting.Texas State Representative Leo Berman has proposed House Bill 2800, which would exempt any private non-profit institution that requires students to complete "substantive course […]
Five-year-old hosts cooking show
Five-year-old Julian Kreusser is the product of unschooling , a style of home-schooling in which kids direct their own learning toward their particular interests. Julian's interests have included cooking since he was 3 years old , and a mere two years later he's the host of his own cooking show.On "Big Kitchen With Food," which […]
Mom forces daughters abortion, throws baby in trash
A Miramar woman is accused of forcing her 16-year-old daughter to have an abortion and then throwing the baby out with the trash, according to court documents obtained by The Miami Herald.Tonuya Scheniell Rainey, 38, has been charged with unlawful termination of a pregnancy, practicing healthcare without a license, child abuse and improper disposal of […]
Dallas school accused of staging fights
DALLAS
If you like what we're doing here, you can become a Patron and sign up for our newsletter!