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A confirmed tuberculosis case at Seventy-First High School in Cumberland County has prompted health officials to identify about 260 people who may have had close contact. The county health department, in coordination with the NC Department of Health and Human Services and Cumberland County Schools, is notifying and screening potential contacts as part of the investigation.
Prince Harry and Meghan have enrolled Archie (7) and Lilibet (5) in a new UK school just two days after starting at the previous one, citing security concerns. The move followed discussions with the couple’s security team, and a committee is set to decide whether the family qualifies for publicly funded security.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have pulled their children, Archie (7) and Lilibet (5), from a newly started British school due to ongoing security and traffic concerns, planning to enroll them at another local school after discussions with their security team. The family, back in the UK after years in the U.S., continues to rely on a private security firm, with an official risk assessment expected soon.
Palestinian families in al-Mughayyir fear for their children on the first day of the new school year as settler attacks near the village school rise, with barbed-wire fencing, ambulances outside, and soldiers nearby; several youths have been killed this year. A UN inquiry says settlers have instrumentalized children in their broader campaign, while Israel says it responds to violent provocations and not to the entire settlement movement.
A 15-year-old student at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Wales stabbed history teacher Vicki Williams in the head with a kitchen knife; she fled the classroom holding the knife after the attack, suffering a scalp wound and defensive injuries. The student was later convicted of wounding with intent (not attempted murder) and sentenced to 4½ years in a youth detention facility. Williams said the incident left her nervous around young men and unlikely to return to teaching.
In Nepal's Trishuli Valley, Principal Rajendra Dawadi evacuated about 900 of the 1,643 students at Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School as floodwaters—triggered by a glacial burst—swept away the building; two staff members remain missing. The disaster has killed over 950 people and left more than 4,400 missing, with at least 69 schools destroyed affecting about 19,000 students. Dawadi's swift action is hailed as heroism, and he urges rebuilding, restarting classes, and providing counseling for students.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s UK return is shadowed by security concerns over the couple’s ability to drop off Archie and Lilibet at their prep school, as officials weigh taxpayer-funded protection and security risks, with a fixed school schedule potentially making movements more predictable.
Substitute teacher Chenelle Doctor, 27, of Hollywood, was arrested at Westland Senior High School in Hialeah after a loaded 9mm Walther handgun was found in her unattended backpack. The weapon had a chambered round and seven live rounds in a magazine, with an empty magazine also located. Doctor, employed by Kelly Services, allegedly forgot to remove the gun and was charged with possession of a firearm on school property, being held on a $2,500 bond.
A 17-year-old girl was killed in a sword attack at a Swedish school, prompting an investigation and underscoring ongoing concerns about violence in educational settings, with past Swedish attacks providing grim context.
Firefighters battled a second‑floor blaze at Forest Middle School in Bedford County, Virginia, and found an 8‑foot python in a classroom; officials say the snake escaped its tank, knocked over a heat lamp, and contributed to the fire, while the owner/teacher insists the incident was accidental and not the snake’s fault. A tortoise was killed and eight classrooms suffered water damage as crews neutralized the flames and shut off the sprinkler system.
An explosion hit the private Shama-e Hidayat school in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi district around 4:30 pm, injuring several students; authorities have not confirmed casualties or the cause, with some reports citing a hand grenade and no government comment yet. The area has a history of ISIS-K attacks targeting Hazara communities.
A 14-year-old boy opened fire at his home in Nonthaburi and at Debsirin School near Bangkok, killing his grandparents and five teachers before shooting himself. Seven people were killed and 23 injured, nine of whom are in critical condition; authorities say the gunman had more than 30 bullets left. The incident, Thailand's second school shooting this year, has renewed calls for gun-control reforms, with Prime Minister Anutin pledging a new firearms law, though details remain unclear.
President Donald Trump is revising his Iran-war narrative as the conflict unfolds, moving from blaming Iran to bragging about U.S. weapons. New reporting indicates a U.S. Tomahawk strike hit a girls’ school in Minab, contradicting his earlier claims. The New York Times and other outlets cite a preliminary military investigation attributing the attack to a targeting error by the U.S. military, while Trump also claimed that Tomahawks are used by other countries. The shifting statements raise questions about accountability and the administration’s messaging amid ongoing hostilities.
A drone strike hit a school and a medical center in Sudan, killing 17 people—mostly schoolgirls—highlighting the ongoing violence in the region.
President Trump, speaking at Trump National Doral, seemed to forget the day after a weekend of golf as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalates. He dodged accountability for a deadly strike on an Iranian girls’ school, questioned a Tomahawk missile's origin, and admitted he “doesn’t know enough” about the incident, prompting criticism amid mounting casualties and ongoing military actions.