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British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness | Meningitis

Students heading to university should make sure they are vaccinated against four potentially deadly types of meningitis, health experts warned after figures showed many young people remained unprotected. The vaccination, MenACWY, protects against four groups of meningococcal bacteria, which naturally live at the back of the throat in about one in 10 people without making… Continue reading British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness | Meningitis

School suspensions can destroy lives. Not all students are able to object.

At the hearing in January, according to Jones and his father, the school denied him access to the investigative report that the district said proved his guilt and declined to show him security video he believes would have cleared him.  The school ordered Jones to spend 45 school days in an alternative school — a… Continue reading School suspensions can destroy lives. Not all students are able to object.

Florida students and professors say new law censors academic freedom

College students and professors in Florida are suing education officials over a new law spurred by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ war on “woke,” saying it violates their constitutional rights by censoring academic freedom. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday by students and professors at New College, a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community… Continue reading Florida students and professors say new law censors academic freedom

Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use

A federal judge temporarily blocked an Idaho law requiring public school students to use the restroom corresponding to their assigned sex at birth, in a lawsuit brought by the family of a transgender middle school student. U.S. District Judge David Nye said his temporary restraining order Thursday did not weigh on the merits of the case, but… Continue reading Court blocks Idaho law restricting trans students’ restroom use

With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

In Phoenix, which recorded daily highs at or above 110 F for 31 consecutive days in July, daily heat index is also carefully monitored by schools, said Michael Mannelly, chief financial officer of the Phoenix Elementary School District, which opened classrooms during the first week of August. Under certain heat index conditions, students are restricted… Continue reading With students back in classrooms, schools work to deal with ongoing heat

University is out of reach for poor rural students | Universities

Recent research found that one in three students starting university this year may opt to live at home (Report, 10 August). For those who live in rural communities, this isn’t an option. I grew up in rural Wales, and the nearest universities would have taken two or three hours to reach by public transport. For… Continue reading University is out of reach for poor rural students | Universities

Universities must treat students better, says father whose son killed himself | Mental health

A father whose undergraduate son killed himself after he fell behind with his studies has urged universities to take better care of students who are struggling with mental health issues. Jos Winfield, an undergraduate at Brunel University London, would have celebrated his 22nd birthday this Saturday, but on Fathers’ day this year his parents found… Continue reading Universities must treat students better, says father whose son killed himself | Mental health

Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana last year ordering the… Continue reading Federal appeals court upholds ruling giving Indiana trans students key bathroom access