Max Chirila s granddad Paul visited the charred remains of the Clayfield s family home on Tuesday following the tragic death of his six-year-old grandson.
An urgent danger to life warning has been issued as floodwaters submerge the city of Lismore on the northern NSW coast on Monday and more rain expected for Tuesday..
Violent parents, classrooms full of students medicated for disorders, and principals who are horrific bullies are all in a day s work for exhausted Queensland educators. Children as young as six are trying to set classrooms on fire, stabbing teachers with scissors and calling them c ts. Many kids arrive hungry, filthy and have spent the night cowering under their beds as parents attack each other in drug and alcohol-fuelled rages. Learning is further compromised by a content-heavy curriculum that kills creativity, while stressed-out teachers live in fear of poor NAPLAN results and power-drunk principals. Add reduced government funding to the mix and children are falling through the cracks and turning to crime.