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Muhammad cartoons: UK education secretary condemns threats to teacher

A UK school has apologised after a teacher showed satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to students, sparking protests.

France

Two teenagers probed for murder after girl, 14, drowned near Paris

Two French teenagers are being investigated for murder after a 14-year-old schoolgirl was found drowned in the River Seine near Paris.

World

Back to school: Classes reopen in England as COVID restrictions eased

The phased return to classrooms after a two-month shutdown is the first stage in the UK's four-step “roadmap” back to normality.

People

Why these surfers in Australia are learning about Indigenous culture

Students surfers are being taught about the rich history of their local surf breaks.

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Italy

Coronavirus: Italian government shuts all schools in high risk areas

Secondary schools were already closed due to the spread of the virus, but now all schools in so-called red zones will be shut.

France

Sciences Po director Frédéric Mion resigns over Duhamel incest scandal

Mion resigned over the accusations against Olivier Duhamel, the former president of the foundation that oversees the political science school.

Sweden

One student injured in knife incident at Swedish school

Authorities have arrested a suspect in their 20s on suspicion of preparing acts of murder and arson.

Italy

COVID-19: Four further Italian regions reopen their secondary schools

Other regions will be holding off at least until the end of January.

United Kingdom

UK free school meal supplier apologises for quantity of food parcels

A supplier of free school meals in the UK has admitted that the "quantity has fallen short" in some parcels sent to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Demands for school closures in England as cases soar

A leading teachers union is calling for all primary and secondary schools to remain closed in England for two weeks because of rising coronavirus cases.

Nigeria

Nigeria: Hundreds of students missing after gunmen attack school

Bandits are thought to be behind the attack in the northwestern Katsina state, an area where kidnapping for ransom is common.

Austria

Austria's constitutional court rules headscarf ban 'unconstitutional'

The constitutional court in Austria ruled that a 2019 law banning girls under the age of 10 from wearing religious headscarves at school is "unconstitutional".

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Ethiopian children attend school at refugee camp in Sudan

At a refugee camp in Sudan, children sing together in a classroom built from wood and straw.

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Parents and children call for schools to reopen at California rally

Around 150 parents and students gathered in Berkeley, California to call for the reopening of the schools.

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Children protest against closure of their school due to COVID-19

They sit outside their school in Turin and follow courses remotely.

Europe News

Belgian region of Flanders sees COVID-era boom in homeschooling

Although schools remain open in Belgium, some parents have decided to home-school as a way to spend more quality time with their children and get out into nature.

United Kingdom

Rashford starts petition over UK's free school meal extension refusal

"This is not going away anytime soon and neither am I," said Manchester United football star Marcus Rashford on his child poverty campaign.

Living

A quarter of UK children think penguins and tigers live on farms

Children are becoming more out of touch with how their food is produced.

France

Girls in French high schools dress 'provocatively' to protest sexism

The #Lundi14Septembre (#Monday14September) hashtag was born on social platforms after several female pupils complained they were refused entry to their high schools over the past few days because their clothes were judged to be "indecent".

Europe News

European School in Brussels returns for first time since lockdown

The European School in Brussels reopens for first time since the Belgian government imposed lockdown measures back in March