Sports stars' icy plunge helps raise $4m to beat MND

Stars slid into a pool of ice on Monday, helping to raise more than $4m to fight killer disease.

Students grabbed, wrestled to the floor and strapped to chairs three or more times a day

Victorian schools are grappling with how to keep children with behavioural issues safe.

Secret data on school restraint and seclusion to be exposed

Secret details of disabled students being grabbed by the wrists, pushed to the floor and locked inside rooms will soon be made public.

Homeschoolers face crackdown

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Homeschooling families to face routine audits and tougher registration requirements.

Catholic schools ordered to stop kids' confession behind closed doors

Catholic schools have been ordered to stop hearing childrens' confessions behind closed doors.

How one school is waging a war against underage drinking

Fairhills High School is adopting an ambitious program called Resilient Families.

Parents' classroom-support fight for children with disabilities

Desperate parents are shopping for a label for their children's disability in a bid to secure vital classroom support.

Acquire Learning faces $4.5 million in penalties

Embattled vocational education broker Acquire Learning has been slapped with a $4.5 million fine after a Federal Court judge ruled that the company's sales and recruitment tactics were "disgraceful".

Disabled students excluded from excursions

Sometimes when Angus arrived at school, his classroom was empty. All the students were on an excursion, except for him.