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Tchoukball joins National School Games roster from 2027; trampoline to be phased out

Tchoukball has officially been added to the National School Games roster – a first since fencing in 2011.

Italy bans burqas in schools, caps numbers of foreign students per class

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy will cap students who do not have an adequate command of Italian at 30 per cent per class.

Police investigating video of man allegedly trailing female students while wearing smart glasses

A video of the incident circulating online shows a bespectacled man walking behind a pair of female students in uniform resembling that of Raffles Institution.

Hundreds protest in India’s capital after teenager reports gang rape

A college student during a solidarity march demanding police action and better safety for women following the alleged gang rape of a girl, in New Delhi, on Sept 23.

Erased by AI: Stanford swops Hispanic student for black woman in campus photo

An AI-altered photo (bottom) shows Billy Ramirez on the far right replaced by an image of a black woman.

Mexico classrooms go phone-free under new school rules

The measure, which takes effect on Nov 3, applies across the public education system and restricts cellphone and tablet use in primary and secondary schools.

Charges against pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters to be dismissed

General view of main quad building on the campus of Stanford University, Sep 17, 2016; Stanford, CA, USA. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Girls organise science research programme to grow interest in STEM among S’pore female students

Participants of the INTEGIRLS Science Research Program during their research showcase on Sept 5.

Man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont

Jason Eaton was found guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years

Palestinian students attending their first day of the new school year inside a tent classroom at a school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sept 19.

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