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CBC
4 days ago
- Science
- CBC
Educators consider appropriate, ethical AI use as policies develop
Artificial intelligence is changing how some educators plan their lessons and think about assignments for students. They're contending with how to use generative AI appropriately and ethically in their classrooms ahead of the school year. Manitoba's education minister says the province is developing "clear guidelines" on AI use.
News24
27-06-2025
- News24
Japan minister ‘really angry' as teachers arrested for sharing upskirt photos
Teachers in Japan allegedly shared so-called upskirt images of schoolgirls. Two teachers were arrested. The education minister expressed outrage. Japan's education minister reacted angrily Friday after the arrests of two teachers who allegedly shared photos showing girls' underwear in a group chat that reportedly included nearly 10 elementary and junior high school teachers. The case has shocked the country, which will next year launch its first national background check system for sex offences for those seeking to work with children. If convicted, the teachers - a 42-year-old who lives in central Japan, and a 37-year-old south of Tokyo - will face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to ¥3 million ($21 000), a police spokesperson said. The two men were arrested separately this week for taking photos in which girls' underwear was visible and sending them to the group chat, he told AFP. READ | Japan subway attacker who stabbed man 'with the intent to kill' arrested The men allegedly knew the girls 'were under 13', the spokesperson said. Police sources said they believed the group, managed by the 42-year-old teacher, had 'nearly 10' teacher members including the two arrested, according to broadcaster NHK. Around 70 photos and videos were shared in the group including those apparently taken at school or during extracurricular activities, with some showing girls changing clothes, NHK and other media outlets said. 'I feel really angry. This can never be tolerated,' education minister Toshiko Abe told reporters on Friday. The ministry plans to hold an online meeting with the heads of local education boards to prevent similar incidents. The primary school in the central city of Nagoya where one of the teachers was working held a meeting with more than 270 anxious parents on Thursday evening, NHK said. 'It's scary and creepy,' a mother in her 30s told the broadcaster. 'I'd like to know whether my child was one of the victims.' The school has suspended physical education classes for the time being, NHK said. Nagoya mayor Ichiro Hirosawa on Thursday called the alleged crimes 'unthinkable'. 'They made a national group and were sharing the images... I feel very sorry, and at the same time I'm filled with anger,' he said. Japan is preparing to launch its own version of Britain's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) next year to protect children from sexual assault. The DBS system will require those seeking jobs that involve working with children to undergo background checks for historical sex offences.
CBC
12-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Quebec students walk out of class to protest full cellphone ban in schools
Following a recommendation by a special committee, Quebec's education minister announced phones would be banned in schools and that includes when students are on break. Students disagree with the idea that the devices get in the way of learning.
