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Why Elf Bars and Geek Bars Are Suddenly Everywhere
Gen Z have a newfound love of disposable vapes. Unfortunately, finishing a whole bar is the equivalent of smoking up to 50 cigarettes.
Sex Education Is a 'Postcode Lottery' for Young People
FOI data reveals that schools are missing out on vital support from local services, depending on where they’re located in England.
Like in Netflix Show ‘Old Enough!,’ I Went Shopping Alone as a Kid in Japan
I wasn’t allowed to do the same once I was back home in New York.
Black Schoolgirl Subjected to ‘Horrific’ Strip-Search by Police
Officers exposed a 15-year-old girl’s intimate body parts and removed her sanitary towel because teachers thought she was carrying weed. She wasn’t.
Japanese Schools Are Still Banning Ponytails Because They Could ‘Sexually Excite’ Men
“They’re worried boys will look at girls,” a former teacher explains.
I Failed My Maths and English GCSEs and Thrived at Uni Anyway
The UK government plans to block those who don't pass certain exams from taking out student loans. Here's what former GCSE 'failures' think.
Teachers Share the Most Over-the-Top Things They’ve Seen at Private Schools
“I heard some kid left their 30,000-peso ($586) hoodie [at school]. It was just in the lost and found for a couple of weeks.”
School Librarian Reportedly Made Third Graders Re-Enact the Holocaust
The librarian reportedly said the Holocaust happened “because the Jews ruined Christmas.”
We Asked People About Their Terrible High School Sex-Ed Experiences
"They said sex was like a sports car, they go faster and faster, and then you can't stop."
In Not So Loving Memory of Ridiculous School Rules
That my hair couldn’t touch my ears didn’t make sense then, and it doesn’t make sense now.
People Tell Us About The Many Ways Cruel Teachers Messed Up Their Childhood and Lives
“A teacher asked two of my classmates to pin down my arms while she unzipped my pants. It was literally a molestation tactic disguised as punishment.”
Why An Ex-Student Broke Into An Elite Melbourne School To Set His Uniform On Fire
“For me, it was a very personal thing of burning that part of my life."