School

A school is an institution where students are educated and trained. Schools can be found at all levels of education, from early childhood education to post-secondary institutions. Schools typically offer a variety of academic and extracurricular programs, and are staffed by teachers, administrators, and other educators. The purpose of schools is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to succeed in life and to become productive members of society. Schools play a critical role in the development of children and young people, and are an important part of any community.

Billy Joe Cain at Humboldt Against Sexual Exploitation (HASE) Conference 2023 – “A Day in the Life” and concerns about automated grooming
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Billy Joe Cain at Humboldt Against Sexual Exploitation (HASE) Conference 2023 – “A Day in the Life” and concerns about automated grooming

Radical empathy helps you emotionally understand how anyone can become a victim. Billy Joe has spent 30 years in the interactive space, creating award-winning games, simulations, educational programs, and “gamified” training products. He has launched a new EA Sports franchise, built products for Nickelodeon, delivered a flight simulator for the United States Air Force, and…

Oshkosh high school film earns national recognition for human trafficking awareness
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Oshkosh high school film earns national recognition for human trafficking awareness

https://youtu.be/wkxmt1YhNvA OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) — Students in an Oshkosh North High School TV production class received an award for a short film depicting the realities of human trafficking. The U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking honored the students with a second place national award at their film festival. Even before receiving the national recognition, students…

Richland 2 safety summit: Addressing gun safety, community awareness, trafficking, and cyber security
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Richland 2 safety summit: Addressing gun safety, community awareness, trafficking, and cyber security

Richland County School District Two parents and community members will have a chance on Monday to learn about new threats facing students and ways to keep the children safe. The school district’s safety committee will host a special summit titled “Stay Safe for the Summer” at 6 p.m. in the Richland Two Institute of Innovation…

Durham District School Board meeting spirals out of control, raises concerns
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Durham District School Board meeting spirals out of control, raises concerns

Another Durham District School Board meeting was shut down after a question period spiraled out of control.  The meeting took place Monday night. The gallery filled with parents was cleared mid-meeting after concerned parents refused to quiet down during the question period. It covered topics including human trafficking awareness, the inclusiveness of the board’s Black…

EOF: Protecting potential of young girls in Nigeria, others | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
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EOF: Protecting potential of young girls in Nigeria, others | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

It was to chart a new course for the girl-child, from lack of access to menstrual education to the risks of involvement in human trafficking, that the Emmanuel Osemota Foundation (EOF), a multinational nonprofit organisation empowering local communities in Nigeria and South Florida through accessible education and high-quality healthcare, stepped in. With research revealing that…

Blue Butterfly Foundation Stands Against Human Trafficking – The New Paltz Oracle
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Blue Butterfly Foundation Stands Against Human Trafficking – The New Paltz Oracle

The Blue Butterfly Foundation helps the people of Nepal find education, shelter and other necessities. The nonprofit focuses on children that are vulnerable to the rampant human trafficking within the country. On April 24, the founder and director of the Blue Butterfly Foundation, Lauren Yanks, spoke at the Student Union Building to raise awareness about…

Most Sex Trafficking In Wyoming Is Family, Experts Say
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Most Sex Trafficking In Wyoming Is Family, Experts Say

To his mother, Charlie Falkis was a commodity. His exploitation began when he was 8. His mother and former stepfather were drug addicts who belonged to a motorcycle gang in Connecticut. When they ended up doing the drugs they were supposed to sell and were on the hook to the gang, his mother offered up…

Opinion | Kids Know Books About Abuse Are Not Pornography. 'Moms' Should, Too.
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Opinion | Kids Know Books About Abuse Are Not Pornography. 'Moms' Should, Too.

 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a good look at American “book burning” culture. Last year, a parent at a Virginia school board meeting stepped up to a microphone and read a passage from my book, “Sold.” The scene she chose to read, informed in part by my own experiences of sexual abuse, describes the sexual assault…

13-year-old charged with murder after confessing to killing 4-year-old sibling: Danville Police
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13-year-old charged with murder after confessing to killing 4-year-old sibling: Danville Police

A teen in Virginia is facing a murder charge in connection to the death of a sibling. According to the Danville Police Department, a 13-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder and the victim is the teen’s 4-year-old sibling. Police said in a news release, the teen recently confessed to suffocating the 4-year-old. Police said…

Houstonians get birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred
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Houstonians get birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred

Hot spots in Houston for human trafficking FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has more after some Houstonians get a birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred. HOUSTON – Members of the community spent about two hours Thursday night on a bus ride through the Heights and Oak Forest. With its two major airports,…