FED: No laptops for Year 9 students: Hockey
SYDNEY - Next year's Year 9 students will not receive free laptops if the coalition wins the election, shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says.
Mr Hockey has told Fairfax Radio Network the coalition will not continue the government's computers for schools program, which he described as wasteful.
VIC: Four Xavier students expelled
MELBOURNE - Four boys from Melbourne's Xavier College caught shoplifting on a school trip to New Zealand last week have been expelled.
The four were reportedly expelled from the exclusive Catholic boys' school on Tuesday after they were among 16 students apprehended following a $A5000 stealing spree at ski shops in the South Island snow resort of Queenstown.
NSW: NSW govt to replace school heaters
SYDNEY - The NSW government is under fire for not disclosing when it will replace the state's unflued school heaters and the cost, after a report found they posed a health risk to some children.
The long-awaited Woolcock Institute study found the "lo-NOx" or low-emission heaters slightly increased the risk of coughing and wheezing in some students, but more importantly had no impact on lung function.
QLD: Teen to face court over schoolyard stabbing
BRISBANE - A 14-year-old boy will face a committal hearing on Tuesday over allegations he murdered a 12-year-old fellow student.
The teenager, who cannot be named, was arrested on February 15 after allegedly stabbing the fellow student in the grounds of St Patrick's College on Brisbane's northern bayside.
QLD: New asbestos threat detected in schools
BRISBANE - More than a third of Queensland state schools inspected for a new asbestos threat have come back positive for the deadly substance.
Called Asbestolux, the substance is also known as low-density board, and is generally made up of about 70 per cent asbestos.
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