‘Stressful’: Teen’s anxiety every time he steps into a classroom
Wilbur Groth went from a happy, energetic kid with lots of friends to nervous, anxious and struggling to attend school.
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Education Minister slams ‘vile’ rape threat to Melbourne schoolgirl
Education Minister Ben Carroll has weighed into the sexual harassment scandal at Bundoora Secondary College, promising to help stamp out the vile behaviour.
Toxic parenting trend exposed: ‘I won the baby walking race’
Competitive parenting is on the rise and it comes at a cost, according to experts.
‘Our daughter’s childhood ended when we gave her a phone’
Aalia begged and begged for a smartphone. Her parents gave in only to watch their child slip away so they decided to take screens out of the equation altogether.
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Alarming spike in youth suicides across Victoria
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Feds cracks down on sexual harassment, violence at unis
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Schools learn new truth about separating twins
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‘Leg up’: Former councillor’s $15k gift to NT students
A former Melbourne councillor with a deep connection to the NT has given the remote students of a Darwin school a $15k “leg up”. What she donated.
Scary new school threat every Qld parent needs to know
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Hounded to kill herself: Family’s torment after teen’s tragic death
When Corrine Lee-Cheu started spending hours trying to get her face “right”, her family put it down to typical teenage behaviour. It was only after her death by suicide that they learned of the relentless cruelty she’d been subjected to by school bullies.
Students dropping out of school at highest rate in decade
More students are dropping out of secondary school in Victoria than at any time in the past 10 years, and experts say poor mental health following Covid lockdowns could be to blame.
Victorian schools scrambling to find teachers
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Wild students, abusive parents make teachers feel unsafe
Hostile parents and violent students have made one in four teachers feel unsafe, with calls for more respect for the profession.
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