The bullying crisis sweeping across South Korean schools

 

101 East investigates South Korea’s school bullying crisis and meets those fighting for change.

South Korea is undergoing a national reckoning on school bullying.

Studies show that nearly one in three students suffered bullying from peers at school. And there has been an alarming rise in suicides by school-aged children.

The 22-year-old 3D-printing schools

 

 

Maggie Grout started the NGO, Thinking Huts, as a teenager, with the aim of 3D-printing schools in countries where some children lack the opportunity to get an education. She has just printed her first school in Madagascar - only the second 3D-printed school in the world. Printing schools is fast, once the printer is set up, and saves on building materials. Maggie says she is motivated to help underprivileged children partly because she was born in poverty in China, before being adopted by American parents. Next year she plans to print a village school in a different part of Madagascar, a country where one in five children do not even attend primary school.

Are schools prepared for children returning to school?

 

The pandemic shut down schools around the world. In some countries they are now reopening. Many parents are relieved, school is starting again in parts of Germany. For the second time, kids will take up their classes under the conditions of the pandemic.

Thai School Scandal

 

As stories about abusive teachers hit the headlines in Thailand, we meet the students who say they have had enough.

From regulating the length of students’ hair to what they wear and how they behave, Thailand’s schools have long been a place where one must abide by strict rules. In some schools, the power imbalance between students and teachers has left children exposed to abuse, bullying and humiliating punishments.

Coronavirus: Why are so many children still in England’s schools?

England’s schools have closed during its third lockdown but many schools across the country have reported an increased demand for key worker places.

 

Home How did reopening schools become a political issue in the US?

Trump threatens to punish schools that will not reopen for classes, but many teachers say it is not yet safe to do so.

Millions of American children returned to school in the past few weeks, and millions more are scheduled to begin in September.

Many school districts have given families a choice between face-to-face and virtual education. In many places, new coronavirus cases forced schools to shut down just days after opening.

Pubs may need to close again for schools to re-open warn UK’s scientific advisers

Two of the government's scientific advisers have warned that pubs and other leisure facilities may have to close again - when schools reopen in England in September - to prevent a sharp rise in coronavirus cases..