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.

How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs
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How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs

Growing up in Warragal, Victoria, in the 1980s, David Waldron’s after-school hobby — playing Dungeons and Dragons — was raising eyebrows. “It was a fringe hobby,” he recalls. “I was quite an introvert and having a few mates around to play these games with their elaborate rules was a fun thing to do on a Friday night. It…

LHC declares 13-year-old girl's marriage legal – Daily Times
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LHC declares 13-year-old girl's marriage legal – Daily Times

A court in Lahore on Friday declared as legal the marriage of a 13-year-old Christian girl, ruling that the marriage took place as per the Christian Marriage Act. The ruling from the Lahore High Court (LHC) came in response to a writ petition filed by the girl’s mother. She maintained that her 13-year-old daughter Aleeza…

Sept. 30 Is Statewide Human Trafficking Awareness Sign Day – Ksst Radio
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Sept. 30 Is Statewide Human Trafficking Awareness Sign Day – Ksst Radio

News Release Is Your Business Among the Commercial Operations Required To Post These Awareness Signs? Friday, September 30, is Statewide Human Trafficking Sign Day. All are invited to join Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force in raising awareness, and empower your community, by asking local businesses to post human trafficking awareness signs. While some businesses are…

Lao couple sentenced to 15 years in prison for human trafficking – Radio Free Asia
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Lao couple sentenced to 15 years in prison for human trafficking – Radio Free Asia

A Lao couple who hired young women to work as waitresses and later tried to coerce them into having sex with customers have been sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined 100 million kip ($6,500) each, authorities said, in a rare case in which traffickers in the country have faced significant punishment for their…

Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs
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Solutionaries: How ‘modern slavery’ thrives in the U.S. through visa programs

Houston – Sex trafficking and human smuggling make big headlines in Texas. They are both forms of human trafficking that victimizes many. Yet experts say another form of trafficking that is easier to accomplish is creating what many consider modern day slavery. It is called labor trafficking and the traffickers take advantage of the current…

How our Child Wellbeing Clubs prevent human trafficking
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How our Child Wellbeing Clubs prevent human trafficking

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. In Ethiopia and Uganda, Hope for Justice runs programmes that empower communities to prevent child trafficking and exploitation.   In Ethiopia, Hope for Justice…

Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert C. Garrett Joins UN Panel to Fight Human Trafficking
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Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert C. Garrett Joins UN Panel to Fight Human Trafficking

International panel calls on World Health Organization to adopt uniform global standards to help providers identify and aid victims of trafficking EDISON, N,J., Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most integrated health network, is pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer Robert C. Garrett participated in a United Nations…

‘I’m fighting for my life’: Inside Alabama’s prisons during ongoing labor strike
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‘I’m fighting for my life’: Inside Alabama’s prisons during ongoing labor strike

Inside Alabama’s prisons, men and women are refusing to go to work. Now, on day four of a prison labor strike that has garnered national attention, incarcerated people are living on two cold meals a day. The Alabama Department of Corrections switched to this “holiday meal schedule” — serving only breakfast and dinner — on…

ALERT: McAllister Olivarius Investigates Human Trafficking Yoga Sect
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ALERT: McAllister Olivarius Investigates Human Trafficking Yoga Sect

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A Judge in Argentina has indicted 19 individuals for criminal conspiracy, human trafficking with the purpose of sexual exploitation, money laundering and smuggling in relation to their involvement in a yoga school in Buenos Aires. The Yoga school, which had offices in New York, Las Vegas, and Chicago,…

Farron: Migration has to be part of the solution to the labor shortage Pipa News
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Farron: Migration has to be part of the solution to the labor shortage Pipa News

By Tim Farron If we want to see economic growth, a good place to start is by addressing the labor shortage. I am glad that there appears to be – at least from the media headlines – some recognition by the Prime Minister that migration must be part of the solution. These shortfalls are visible…