France Hundreds of schools closed throughout France as temperatures top 40C Hundreds of kindergartens and primary schools throughout France will remain closed until the end of the week as temperatures top 40C in many cities. 26/06/2019
World School's out: Which European pupils have the longest summer holidays? Certain countries, such as France, have opted to fix holiday dates for all students (from July 6 to September 2), whereas Germany, Austria and the UK stagger dates across regions. 26/06/2019
France Exam-bound student misses bus and crashes car before police rescue French police say they stepped in to rescue a student who missed a bus and then crashed a car in trying to get to an exam. 18/06/2019
Spain Meet the Spanish teenagers who hunt down celebrity spelling errors Celebrities in Spain would be well advised to brush up on their spelling and grammar — lest they find themselves hunted down by a class of teenage spell-checkers who are publicly calling out written mistakes found on social media. 29/05/2019
Fashion Teacher wears same dress for 100 days to support sustainable fashion This school teacher made a powerful statement to teach her pupils about the importance of recycling our wardrobes. 15/05/2019
France Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts 08/05/2019
United Kingdom British pupils suffer 'Dickensian poverty', teachers say “I found out last week that a third of my class sleep in their uniforms as they don’t have pyjamas.” 15/04/2019
Italy Football star helps girl relegated to eating tuna and crackers The girl reportedly burst into tears when she was handed tuna and crackers in place of a school meal after her parents fell behind on payments 09/04/2019
France Union blasts 'pee on a policeman' lyrics for 'inciting terrorism' The song tells the story of a child who would do anything to not go to school. 02/04/2019
Italy Italy: Politician opposed to mandatory vaccines gets chicken pox Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of the far-right League party, who opposed mandatory vaccination of children is hospitalised with chicken pox. 20/03/2019
World Climate strikes: Students in 123 countries take part in marches Thousands of school students from 123 countries and over 2,000 cities all over the world go on strike against government inaction on climate change this Friday. 15/03/2019
Brazil Brazil school shooting: Eight dead, including six children At least eight people, including children, were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Brazil. 13/03/2019
Nigeria Death toll in Nigeria school building collapse rises to 20 The collapse of a school building in Lagos killed 20 people, a health official said Friday. 45 others survived. 13/03/2019
USA Teacher cut a 'Dumb and Dumber' haircut on student for violating the dress code The school said the length of the teen's bangs violated student dress guidelines. 01/03/2019
World How can we change the way we teach in schools? Although much has changed technology-wise since the dawn of the new millennium, the way young people are taught in schools has remained something of a constant. Isn't it about time the education system was tweaked for the modern age? 07/12/2018
United Kingdom British school reverses 'Christmas ban' after convincing campaign A secondary school in the UK has lifted its 'ban on Christmas' after students sent hundreds of emails to convince teachers why they should be allwed to celebrate at this time of year 05/12/2018
United Kingdom ‘I don’t feel safe at school’, says Syrian boy in bullying video The 15-year-old Syrian refugee allegedly assaulted in a video that went viral has spoken of his suffering since coming to England. 29/11/2018
Thailand Child barbers offer haircuts at a snip in Thailand A primary school in central Thailand has provided a six-week course for students to give haircuts. 02/11/2018
World ‘For Kerch, this is immeasurable grief’ Euronews spoke to graduates and students of the Kerch Polytechnic College on social media to get their thoughts on the attack and messages to the victims. 18/10/2018
Indonesia Indonesia: 11 school children killed in flash floods Rescuers are still looking for a missing student. The school classroom wall collapsed when a nearby river overflowed with people trapped under mud and debris. 13/10/2018
Germany Germany’s AfD tells pupils to report teachers who air political views The party claims the controversial initiative has been targeted by hackers. 12/10/2018
France Are French schools failing their brightest children? Are French schools failing their brightest children? 12/10/2018
India Watch: Schoolchildren dress as Gandhi amid birthday celebrations October 2 marks Gandhi's birthday as well as International Day of Non-Violence, an ideal that Gandhi strove towards. 02/10/2018
USA US school to 'discipline students with wooden paddle' If parents opt out of the new measure, they have to consent to up to five days suspension for their child instead. 11/09/2018
Good Morning Europe Children in DRC begin to return to school after Ebola outbreak Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to return to school following a regional Ebola outbreak, that has killed over 70 people so far. 04/09/2018
France Mobile phone ban in France The new law states primary and junior high students have to keep their phones in backpacks or otherwise out of sight 08/06/2018
