Safety in the school is more than keeping violence out


Many students ‘hold’ it in during school hours because of dirty toilets, which can eventually result in urinary or constipation issues. (This visual is human-created, AI-aided)

It is only 7.15am, but for 10-year-old Lina, the day’s anxiety has already begun.

She sits in the car, clutching a school bag that looks almost as big as she is, as the vehicle approaches the usual morning chaos around the school gate.

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