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China donates bus fleet to Macedonia, sparking anger at home
Chinese high schools crack down on 'unauthorised' haircuts
In China, rules concerning the haircuts allowed in schools and high schools are very strict. Anything vaguely funky, such as bangs or (gasp!) a perm, is verboten. One Chinese school chose to get the message across with a humorous (and a tad cruel), illustrated billboard. Read more...
Teacher assaults pupil while classmates cheer and laugh
A science teacher has been sacked after an amateur video of her beating up a 13-year-old boy was posted on YouTube.
Should teachers be sacked for class lap dance?
Two Canadian teachers who performed a lap dance in front of pupils in Winnipeg have been suspended after a camera phone video of the act was posted on YouTube. Read more and see the clip...
Gang wars hit French schools
A new twist in gang violence at a school in Parisian suburbs. A secondary school headmaster at Garges-lès-Gonesse was molested by a dozen youths who had burst into his school to beat up a pupil. Our Observers in the school say the violence stems from ordinary rivalry between different council estates. Read more ...
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The Orthodox church in Russian schools
Material collected by our Russian/former-USSR reporter, Maria Antonova
Classes on the fundamentals of Orthodox culture have been introduced in the schools and universities of several Russian regions. They have become an important part of the curriculum- they are mandatory and graded. Representatives of the Orthodox church recognise that during the Soviet period, atheism and materialism led the population away from the Orthodox culture. Now, parts of Russia are using the religion as a means of reinforcing a national identity. However, Russia is a secular country, where at least one quarter of the population is not Orthodox Christian.
