MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – While discipline is a key trait learned in schools, some tactics may have gone too far.

BURNT. School bags and their contents are reduced to ashes on the BCA campus grounds. Photo by Earl Vincent CaÃ±averal

Photos posted on Twitter by Bicol Central Academy (BCA) alumnus Earl Vincent Cañaveral show a pile of burnt school bags in the school's quadrangle.

Senior high students at the Libmanan, Camarines Sur high school were instructed on Friday, August 17, not to bring large bags as they would be wearing business attire that day. The students were tapped to serve as substitute teachers while the faculty attended a seminar.

Cañaveral tweeted, "Bags of students who have failed to comply [with] the no-bag policy set for the school's event today have been confiscated and burned in the school quadrangle. The said bag[s] contain school stuff, clothings, cp and laptops. Sadly, the school involved is my alma mater. SHAME."

Bags of students who have failed to comply the no-bag policy set for the school's event today have been confiscated and burned in the school quadrangle. The said bag contains school stuff, clothings, cp and laptops.



Sadly, the school involved is my alma mater.



SHAME. pic.twitter.com/D8ICip6ae0 — earl vincent (@Surrearlism) August 17, 2018

BCA school administrator Alexander James Jaucian was identified as the official behind the bag burning.

Cañaveral followed his photo post with a video of Jaucian on the same day and in the same venue shouting violently at students, calling them "stupid."

Moreover, he just not burned the bags of those students but he also called his students stupid. Sir, we had enough. This is not education at all. pic.twitter.com/XqD6vBnfqk — earl vincent (@Surrearlism) August 17, 2018

A current student at BCA, who wished to remain anonymous, explained that many of the students needed to bring large bags with them as they did not live near the campus, had school work in the afternoon, and also needed a change of clothes.

Annalyn Sevilla, Undersecretary for Finance-Budget and Performance Monitoring in the Department of Education (DepEd), said the DepEd Region 5 Regional Director and regional counterparts have started fact-finding work on the issue.

The BCA administration has yet to release a statement on the matter.

How do you feel when school officials take extreme measures? Sound off in the comments section! – Rappler.com



Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story said the school is found in Naga City. We have corrected it to say the school is in Libmanan.</s>A viral video of a private school allegedly confiscating bags and valuables of students for violating its “no-bag” order is currently making rounds on social media, making netizens fume.

In a tweet posted by Earl Vincent Cañaveral (@Surrearlism) on Friday, students from the Bicol Central Academy in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, can be seen standing in front of their valuables, which have been burned in the school quadrangle as ordered by administrators. The post has since gone viral with 3,600 retweets and 8,000 likes on Twitter.

Aside from confiscating the items, one video showed school head Alexander James Jaucian shouting at the students for disobeying the school’s order, calling them “stupid.” “Sir, we had enough. This is not education at all,” the netizen wrote.

According to Cañaveral, this happened on the school’s Tasumaki Day, when students were told to wear formal attire. Students were also discouraged to bring big bags, but pouches were allowed. Cañaveral added the reason why students brought their bags was for a change of clothing as required by other school activities.

“Noon pong nasa waiting area sila, the school head saw these bags and raged out,” Cañaveral told INQUIRER.net. “He asked a school staff to confiscate the bags and asked the students to line up in the quadrangle.” In his tweet, Cañaveral said that valuables, such as cellphones and laptops, were included to be burned in the area.

As of this writing, the school involved has not released an official statement.</s>The Department of Education's regional office in Bicol says it is 'deeply saddened' by the incident and will look at possible sanctions

ALBAY, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol is investigating the burning of students' bags at Bicol Central Academy (BCA) in Libmanan, Camarines Sur.

BCA administrator Alexander James Jaucian allegedly ordered that the bags be burned after the students failed to comply with the "no-bag" policy for a school event. Photos of the burnt bags went viral.

Jaucian, also a provincial board member in Bicol, was caught on video calling the students "stupid" as well.

"We are deeply saddened and now investigating the matter," said DepEd Bicol Director Gilbert Sadsad in a statement.

"While we cannot sanction the offending person because he is under the jurisdiction of the authorities of a private school, we will be reviewing our policies if we can provide sanctions in terms of possible revocation of the school's permit to operate and other benefits provided by the government," he added.

DepEd Bicol Information Officer III Mayflor Jumamil said the school division office in Camarines Sur has already asked BCA management for a written explanation.

Sadsad said any allegation of child abuse would be handled by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. – Rappler.com</s>NAGA CITY (Bicol Standard) – DepEd Sec. Leonor Briones has directed DepEd Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad to submit an incident report regarding the burning of schoolbags at Bicol Central Academy, Libmanan, Camarines Sur last Friday Sadsad told the Bicol Standard that he had also instructed the Camarines Sur Superintendent Cecile Rivera to conduct an inquiry on the same.On Monday, Sadsad together with other DepEd officials are scheduled to visit said school and conduct their own probe on the matter.Provincial Board Member James Jaucian, who has been identified as the person involved in the burning incident and is also the head of the school, will be required to explain why he should not be sanctioned.Meanwhile, attempts from Bicol Standard to get Jaucian’s side through phone has proven futile.As of this writing, the students and parents continue to clamor for action from concerned agencies.It will be recalled that the bags were burned allegedly after some students did not follow the school directive that no bags should be brought on formal attire day.The bags which were burned reportedly contained cash, gadgets, and other personal belongings.</s>EDENTON, N.C. (WVEC) — Edenton United and volunteers are giving away 1,000 bookbags to students at its annual back to school bash Saturday.

The event is organized by Edenton United — a group of volunteer pastors and business leaders. The bash will have more than 3,000 people enjoying music, games and a buffet dinner, according to a press release.

The bookbags are filled with school supplies for students getting ready for the new school year.

The release said Regulator Marine "has donated $10,000 to this year’s Bash and played a key role in organizing the effort."

The bash is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at John A. Holmes High School, 600 Woodard Street.

For more information about the event, click here.</s>How to Help BTW Students after Fire Destroyed Part of Their School

The fire at Booker T. Washington Magnet High School has left many people in Montgomery wondering how they can help students and teachers. The fire early yesterday morning destroyed Building C on the school’s campus.

Officials with Montgomery Public Schools say area Lowe’s stores have joined county and city governments, alumni, churches and others with offers to help. In a statement, MPS spokesman Tom Salter says it may be early next week before the school is able to take a full inventory of the items that were destroyed and exactly how those who have offered can help.

In the meantime, the BTW Fame Board, which is a parent, alumni and community group that supports BTW programs, has set up a donation page on its website.

Click here for the donation page and for BTW Fame Board updates

Students will be out of school for the coming week, but are scheduled to resume classes at the old Hayneville Road Elementary School building on Monday, August 27.</s>Gold Child International Group of Schools, has offered scholarships to 20 of its brilliant but indigent students in Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Its board chairman, Nelson Tatadi, made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lafia.

Tatadi said that the management of the school offered the scholarships to encourage the beneficiaries to continue with their academic pursuits.

He said that the schools had also slashed tuition of its junior secondary school, as a way of giving back to the society.

He added that the management of the schools decided to operate like a non-governmental organisation, not minding how much it cost.

“We decided to offer scholarships to those students, who are brilliant and whose parents are actually financially handicapped.

“Although we have more than 20 of them, we are starting with this number, we will increase it in the future; that is how we can contribute to the advancement of learning,” he said.

Tatadi said that the school had been promoting the girl-child education since its establishment to curb prostitution, discrimination and child labour.

“We also target the girl-child education, which is also very paramount to us, especially those girls, who do not have the opportunity to go to school.

“We have been accommodating them by giving them free education on our scholarship programme,” he said.

Also speaking with NAN, the school proprietress, Mrs Banyonle Nelson, said she was fulfilled seeing the less privileged students back in school.</s>SANTA FE, Texas (AP) - Students in Santa Fe, Texas, will begin a new school year Monday with additional security measures in place following a mass shooting in May that left 10 people dead.

The school district had metal detectors installed at entrances and hired five additional police officers, as well as 10 "security assistants" who will monitor hallways throughout the day. Teachers are receiving training on both trauma support and active shooter situations.

For some students, Monday will be the first time they've been back in class since the shooting rampage , which happened toward the end of the school year.

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers respond to Santa Fe High School after an active shooter was reported on campus in Santa Fe, Texas. Students at the school will begin a new school year with additional security measures in place following a shooting in May that left 10 people dead. For some students, Monday, Aug. 20, will be the first time they've been back in class since the shooting, which happened near the end of the school year. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

"We are going to try our best to get it all right on Monday, but I'm sure there will be things we'll have to go back and tweak to get it right," school board President J.R. "Rusty" Norman said last week, according to the Houston Chronicle. "But we will get it right."

The school has also built a new hallway so students and staff won't need to walk in the art classroom area, where authorities say Dimitrios Pagourtzis began a rampage that killed eight students and two teachers. A grand jury has indicted Pagourtzis on capital murder charges, and he remains jailed without bond.

The school says it's also hired additional counselors who specialize in trauma to aid students and staff, Superintendent Leigh Wall said in a video posted on the district's website that outlines the security changes.

"It's going to be difficult in many ways for many people to return," Wall said. "But I also think it's going to be a great opportunity for us to come together and pull together as a community."

Rhonda Hart, whose 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly Vaughan, was among the students who died in the shooting, said she and other victims' parents welcomed new safety features at the high school, including metal detectors. However, Hart, who has been outspoken on the need for more gun control, said her middle-school-age son would not be returning to a Santa Fe district school this year.

"As long as we have the leadership in Austin and Washington, D.C., that we have now, I don't trust Texas schools to protect my kid," Hart said.

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, cars still sit in the parking lot where they were left as the sun sets on Santa Fe High School, the scene of a deadly shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. Students at the school will begin a new school year with additional security measures in place following a shooting in May that left 10 people dead. For some students, Monday, Aug. 20, will be the first time they've been back in class since the shooting, which happened near the end of the school year. (Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)</s>Primary school students are more likely to eat a nutritional breakfast when given 10 extra minutes to do so, according to a new study by researchers at Virginia Tech and Georgia Southern University.

The study, which is the first of its kind to analyze school breakfast programs, evaluated how students change their breakfast consumption when given extra time to eat in a school cafeteria. The study also compared results of these cafeteria breakfasts to results of serving in-classroom breakfasts to the same group of students.

“It’s by far the most sophisticated, accurate measurement of school breakfast intake ever done,” said Klaus Moeltner, a professor of agricultural and applied economics in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “We know exactly how much the students consumed and how much time they had to consume it.”

Using food weighting stations developed by co-author Karen Spears of Georgia Southern University, the researchers collected information on the number of students who ate a school breakfast, how much they ate, and their exact nutritional intake.

The findings, recently published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, revealed that the number of school breakfasts consumed increased by 20 percent when students were given 10 extra minutes to eat in the cafeteria, and an additional 35-45 percent when breakfasts were served inside classrooms, bringing the overall rate of breakfast consumption close to 100 percent.

“The percent of students that go without breakfast because they didn’t eat at home and they didn’t have time to eat at school goes from 4 to 0 percent when given 10 minutes more to eat, so the most vulnerable segment is taken care of,” said Moeltner.

And while the results suggest that more students eat breakfast when it is served inside classrooms, the researchers acknowledge the extra costs associated with in-classroom breakfasts.

“When you move breakfast into the classroom, you have to serve all the students for free, and the associated costs needed to feed all the students must be covered by low income subsidies,” said Moeltner. “But many schools don’t have a large enough proportion of subsidized students and therefore cannot afford to serve in-classroom breakfasts because they lack the subsidies to offset the costs.”

Thus, the findings have significant implications for schools that cannot afford classroom breakfasts, but could allow more time for cafeteria breakfasts.

The study also provided additional insights into student breakfast consumption habits.

Third- and fourth-grade students from the three Reno-area schools that participated in the study were given wristbands as they arrived on campus that tracked their arrival time as well as individual consumption and nutrition data. In addition, students completed a daily questionnaire to gain further insight into whether they ate breakfast at home, how hungry they were upon arrival at school, which transportation method they used to get to school, and whether they liked any of the food offered.

Analysis of the data showed that the transportation method used to get to school did not impact whether or not students ate breakfast, and that students did not overeat because of the extra time provided.

“Our results show that there’s no change in average consumption, which is reassuring,” said Moeltner. “Kids aren’t overeating because of the extra time. Instead, they’re substituting – if they used to eat breakfast at home, now they eat it at school.”

The researchers are now analyzing the breakfast waste data collected during the study with hopes of publishing further research on the topic.

With the rich data provided by the study, researchers can examine many school breakfast questions. For now, the results on breakfast consumption when given extra time are clear, and researchers advise educational institutions and policymakers to consider implementing additional time for school breakfasts.</s>School year to begin at Texas school where gunman killed 10

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Students in Santa Fe, Texas, will begin a new school year Monday with additional security measures in place following a mass shooting in May that left 10 people dead.

The school district had metal detectors installed at entrances and hired five additional police officers, as well as 10 "security assistants" who will monitor hallways throughout the day. Teachers are receiving training on both trauma support and active shooter situations.

For some students, Monday will be the first time they've been back in class since the shooting rampage , which happened toward the end of the school year.

"We are going to try our best to get it all right on Monday, but I'm sure there will be things we'll have to go back and tweak to get it right," school board President J.R. "Rusty" Norman said last week, according to the Houston Chronicle. "But we will get it right."

The school has also built a new hallway so students and staff won't need to walk in the art classroom area, where authorities say Dimitrios Pagourtzis began a rampage that killed eight students and two teachers. A grand jury has indicted Pagourtzis on capital murder charges, and he remains jailed without bond.

The school says it's also hired additional counselors who specialize in trauma to aid students and staff, Superintendent Leigh Wall said in a video posted on the district's website that outlines the security changes.

"It's going to be difficult in many ways for many people to return," Wall said. "But I also think it's going to be a great opportunity for us to come together and pull together as a community."

Rhonda Hart, whose 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly Vaughan, was among the students who died in the shooting, said she and other victims' parents welcomed new safety features at the high school, including metal detectors. However, Hart, who has been outspoken on the need for more gun control, said her middle-school-age son would not be returning to a Santa Fe district school this year.

"As long as we have the leadership in Austin and Washington, D.C., that we have now, I don't trust Texas schools to protect my kid," Hart said.
A school official in Bicol Central Academy, a school in Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines burned students' bags and other personal belongings as a punishment for students who violated the no-bag policy set for the school's event during that time. It was met with huge outrage from the netizens.