Student banned from SU for saying ‘Rule Britannia’ in debate is kicked out of politics society 

A student who was banned from Aberdeen University’s union for saying ‘Rule Britannia’ during a British army debate has now been kicked out of the politics society. Elizabeth Heverin, 19, was told she had used ‘discriminatory or racist language’ after quoting the historic anthem during an online student council meeting last month. Her comment prompted a … Read more

Transgender student to receive $300K in discrimination suit

Minnesota’s largest school district will pay $300,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit with a transgender student who was barred from using the boys’ locker room, school officials and supporters of the student said Tuesday. The Anoka-Hennepin School District also agreed to make several policy changes, including a rule that allows every student to use all … Read more

School headmaster ‘forced black student to kneel and apologize because it was the “African way”‘

John Patrick Holian (pictured), the headmaster of a Catholic school on Long Island, has been placed on leave after an incident involving an 11-year-old black student The white headmaster of a $15,000-a-year Long Island Catholic school forced an 11-year-old black student to kneel down and apologize to a teacher because doing so was the ‘African … Read more

Dundee student party leaves 36 people Covid-19 positive

Student party in Dundee is linked to major Covid outbreak as 36 revellers test positive Dundee University students held a party on March 14 at an off-campus flat  Public health officials have linked 36 positive Covid-19 cases to the event  Figures show 34 out of the 36 positive cases are students at Dundee University  College … Read more

Student, 19, is banned from Aberdeen University’s union for saying ‘Rule Britannia’

Student, 19, is banned from Aberdeen University’s union for two weeks after saying ‘Rule Britannia’ during a debate on the British Army Elizabeth Heverin said ‘Rule, Britannia,’ during a debate at Aberdeen University Debate was discussing presence of British Army recruiters on university campus She was banned from all student union buildings and debates for … Read more

Student reveals homemade cake sent to her by her mother was half eaten on arrival

Student left baffled after Black Forest cake sent by her mother by Royal Mail when she was feeling ill arrived HALF EATEN Tamara Johnson’s mother sent her a homemade Black Forest chocolate cake  But the cake was half-eaten on delivery and came in a Royal Mail damaged bag    Some said it looked like it had … Read more

How student, 18, cleared up her acne-prone skin after years of visiting doctors

A student has revealed how she cleared up her acne after five years of visiting doctors, naturopaths and skin specialists – and it only took a matter of weeks. Tahlia, 18, from Cairns, told FEMAIL she has had ‘horrible skin’ since she was just 13, and was at her wits’ end over what to do … Read more

Police raid firepit party at student house and stop an illegal rave in quarry

Police shut down a firepit party being held by students in Nottinghamshire this weekend as officers across the country continued to crack down on people breaching coronavirus restrictions. The firepit party was just one incident to be shut down over the weekend, which also saw a children’s football match being thwarted in Lincolnshire and six … Read more

Student, 19, who won haul of Boohoo clothes in competition claims her prizes left her with rashes

A student who won as haul  of clothes in a competition from fast fashion retailer Boohoo has claimed her face and body were left covered in painful, itchy rashes and ‘bites’ after wearing her prizes. Sophie Gorringe, 19, from Suffolk, won an online competition which included free clothes. The package arrived on 24th February and … Read more

New Zealand high school student tests positive to coronavirus

New Zealand high school student tests positive to coronavirus – raising fears Auckland could be plunged into its second lockdown in as many weeks Student at Papatoetoe High School in Auckland has tested positive to Covid-19 All staff and students at the school will be tested before leaving on Tuesday  Comes after Auckland was thrown into … Read more