More schools in France are getting special mailboxes for children to flag abuse

A special mailbox for children to flag abuses has been set up at a Paris primary school, a first in the French capital as part of nationwide effort to encourage more victims of sexual violence to speak up

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Children raped and abused in hotels, police data suggests

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Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children

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Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

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Debt-stricken France gets EU blessing for austerity plans

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UK school budgets eroded by spiralling special needs costs, report shows

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Special educational needs the biggest issue for schools, says Ofsted

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Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools

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BBC apologizes to staff who felt they were unable to raise concerns about comedian Russell Brand

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