Health & Safety

As the bushfire crisis escalated on the mid north coast, public school students and staff put themselves in the path of danger to defend their communities.

Dr Jane says contrary to claims that cyberhate is mostly innocuous because it is virtual rather than ‘real’, the widespread suffering caused to women is significant, tangible and embodied.

Preventing a break-in comes down to security procedure and protocol. Particularly as schools invest in digital technologies, outdoor learning aids and furniture designs, security needs should be reassessed regularly.

Research shows somewhere between 7% and 45% of children suffer depression after experiencing a natural disaster.

WorkSafe found several compliance issues with hazardous substance regulations in several schools in WA. When news broke of this earlier in the semester, WA primary schools were put on notice about 'worrying levels' of workplace safety issues. It was a timely reminder for all Australian schools to make sure they are compliant.  

As of Wednesday, approximately 154 schools remain non-operational in fire-affected areas. 

Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” or “die in a car crash”.

More than a quarter of students in years 4 to year 9 in South Australian schools and more than a third of all employees in Australia have been bullied at some time.

To find out what schools should be doing, we spoke to Cancer Council CEO and professor Sanchia Aranda, a high school principal, one former teen vaper and a couple of education experts.

The Victorian Government is investing $12.4 million to deliver the resources schools need to securely store student mobile phones, ahead of the state-wide school ban starting next year.