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'I'm a school secretary - there's always one parent that everyone's petrified of'

School secretaries see everything that goes on behind the scenes, so parents will want to pay attention after one employee opened up about the 'most frightening' type of person they encounter

Daily Mirror

What is found in illicit party drugs and how pill testing will work in Queensland

Queensland will be the second jurisdiction in Australia to provide illicit drug testing, here's how it will work and what chemist are finding hidden in pills.

ABC News

Sadiq Khan defends free school meal plan, as critics say it should be ‘focused’

The scheme is expected to benefit around 270,000 extra children - but has been criticised for not being targeted at those most in need

Evening Standard

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PTA Signs Saudi Arabia’s Largest Intercity Bus Transport Project Contract

The Public Transport Authority (PTA) has announced the largest project for transporting passengers by buses connecting the Saudi cities, through a transportation network that covers more than 200 cities and governorates. The network is expected to serve more than 6 million passengers annually, through 76 routes, and with a new…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after 'blasphemy' ban

Islamabad (AFP) - Wikipedia was back online in Pakistan on Tuesday, after the country's prime minister ordered authorities to lift a block imposed on the online encyclopedia over "blasphemous content."

AFP

Pakistan PM orders Wikipedia website unblocked

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's prime minister on Monday ordered authorities to unblock Wikipedia, the government announced, just days after the online encyclopedia was restricted for "blasphemous content".

AFP

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content

Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.

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Saudi Arabia Launches First Electric Bus

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated on Thursday the first electric public transport bus in the Kingdom in the city of Jeddah. The step comes as part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2030. The latest models of electric passenger buses, which are being operated by SAPTCO,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon axes fundraising scheme as thousands of small UK charities to miss out on cash

The Amazon Smile scheme has been in place since 2013 and has dished out more than £18.5million to thousands of small charities across the country in that time

Daily Mirror

Mark Z. Barabak: It's not just Russia and China targeting Washington. Disinformation is a problem in local races too

Michelle Petersen was sitting in her home office a few days before the November election when her computer began blowing up with urgent messages.

Los Angeles Times

Mum anxious after being left out by 'cliquey' school gate parents

The woman posted on Mumsnet to say she has been reduced to the tears due to the ongoing situation at her child's school.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire school to host first Christmas fair in three years

Clarkston Primary's PTA extravaganza will include a Santa's grotto, stalls and prize raffles.

Daily Record

Amnesty urges Sri Lanka to drop charges, free two protest leaders

Rights group also renews call for Sri Lanka to repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act under which the two are being held.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka urged to drop charges and free 2 protest leaders

The Sri Lankan government is being urged to drop charges against two protest leaders detained for more than three months following the anti-government demonstrations that engulfed the island nation earlier this year

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Looming Perth airport train line opening date sparks concern among train drivers

Perth's train drivers voice concern the opening of Perth's new airport train line may be rushed, with the union saying the tunnel was still considered a construction site and had limited phone reception.

The Guardian - UK

Schools urge parents to help plug funding gaps as costs soar

Some parent bodies helping with core costs, raising fears of growing gap between rich and poor areas

The Independent UK

Parent-teacher organizations aren't only for the kids

They’re the group of parents who orchestrate everything from Halloween parties to book fairs

The Hindu

A festive Onam for differently abled students

Samagra Shiksha has launched Onachangathi

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The Independent UK

So-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law confuses some Florida schools

Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”

The Hindu

Reschedule KSRTC bus timings to benefit students: panel

Commission directive based on Pleas from school Headmasters/Principals

Chicago Sun-Times

Don’t shut divorced fathers out of debates over school curriculum

It is essential that fathers be part of their children’s academic life, and not only to give input on curriculum.

Daily Mirror

Janet Jackson's boob almost cancelled MTV's iconic reality show Laguna Beach

Filming of the trailblazing reality series was due to begin days after Miss Janet's infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, but furious parents and teachers blocked filming plans

ABC News

Parents express shock after Leeming schoolboy left unattended on bus for hours

An investigation is launched after a boy is left unattended on a school bus for nearly five hours, with parents at the school expressing their distress at learning of the incident.

ABC News

Perth boy left alone on school bus for close to five hours

A bus driver and an aide are stood down after a boy was allegedly found when the driver returned to the vehicle to begin his afternoon pick-up route.

Daily Record

'Nasty' mum slammed online over 'massively unreasonable' request to other parent

The woman, who is a member of the Parent Teacher Association, complained that the fellow mum "point blank" refused to help out at their children's school fair.

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