@ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social avatar ObsidianUrbex , to random

🚸 Schools out, forever! A collection of abandoned classrooms from around the world - Part 1

When schools close down, these spaces are often left seemingly frozen in time. When the last person leaves, they lock the door and these places fall silent, waiting in limbo for years or decades in some cases.

These images represent various classrooms found during my travels; Japan, USA, Poland & Belgium.

An abandoned classroom features peeling paint, rows of teal desks with wooden tops, and two long chalkboards. The floor is covered in debris, hinting at disuse
An abandoned classroom features worn green-topped desks, maps, blackboards, and skeletal models amidst peeling paint and a damaged ceiling.
An abandoned, decaying laboratory classroom features peeling paint, old wooden benches with sinks, and exposed pipes

An abandoned, decaying laboratory classroom features peeling paint, old wooden benches with sinks, and exposed pipes
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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social avatar ZhiZhu , to random

MAGA MAN attacks high school GIRL PROTESTING ICE and INSTANTLY REGRETS IT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzkh8WsdZio

45 yr old Chad Michael Watts of Kyle, TX got out of his truck to attack a teenage girl protesting ICE in front of her high school.

[What kind of man attacks a teenage girl half his size?
A MAGA man.]

The other students worked together to drag Watts off of the female student, punching and kicking him until he gave up and left.

The kids know: We are stronger together.

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"State Rep. Erin Zwiener, a Democrat whose district encompasses Buda, said, “Instead of calling for justice against the grown man that assaulted a girl, Governor Abbott is celebrating the arrest of students and calling for the criminal investigation of and teachers,” she said. “He is also threatening the funding of our districts""
https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/buda-texas-ice-protest-students-fight-man-arrested/

Text from article: Abbott weighed in on the Hays CISD walkouts in a social media post on Tuesday, referencing an unrelated incident involving Kyle High School students. “Schools and staff who allow this behavior should be treated as co-conspirators and should not be immune for criminal behavior,” Abbott said. “We are also looking into stripping the funding of schools that abandon their duty to teach our kids the curriculum required by law.” State Rep. Erin Zwiener, a Democrat whose district encompasses Buda, said, “Instead of calling for justice against the grown man that assaulted a girl, Governor Abbott is celebrating the arrest of students and calling for the criminal investigation of schools and teachers,” she said. “He is also threatening the funding of our school districts and spreading the lie that schools are inciting our kids to protest.”
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    @dukepaaron@babka.social avatar dukepaaron , to random

    "My 4-year-old brings home a two-page class newsletter each week with highlights tied to the , holidays, songs, and things that happened in . The also asks each a question and prints all their answers.

    Last week: “What’s something noisy in your house?” The plague of frogs was noisy.

    This week: “What’s a treasure or something special in your home?” Most students said jewelry, toys, or coins.

    My daughter Sarah answered, “.”

    Friday night, reading the newsletter at the table, I asked her why.

    She said, “Because we keep them hidden in the safe and they let us travel if we ever have to leave.”

    Sarah is only four and has no idea how true her words are. Her mother’s grandparents didn’t have passports after World War Two and were stateless for years. My grandmother and her siblings escaped Berlin largely because they had the papers necessary to leave and got out in time."

    https://www.jewishaz.com/opinion/my-4-year-old-says-the-most-precious-thing-in-our-home-is-our-passports/article_3f55ea80-d675-4bc7-8113-7073067ee3ce.html

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.

    Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”
    https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    @MC@social.edu.nl avatar MC , to random

    Volgens mij ben ik de eerste medewerker van het Alfa-college in die zich vanuit de organisatie op het begeeft!

    Hi all, unlike my private account I shall be using this to communicate the things our does.

    About me: I've been a teacher for decades now, and I love my job, although that's not always been the case through challenges. My job entails (often ) pupils through their national exams in second chance

    @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social avatar ObsidianUrbex , to random
    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    WATCH: More than 80% of U.S. children attend public schools.

    Some of the Education Department’s ultraconservative advisers, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, want to change that.

    Here’s an inside look at their dismantling of public education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises.

    An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.”

    These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-civil-rights-racial-harassment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    @NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar NewsDesk , to random

    In what it calls a “huge win” for young students, Britain announced that it will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange program in 2027 after ditching the scheme during Brexit. Read more from @
    https://flip.it/eIudxx

    @paka@mastodon.scot avatar paka , to random

    Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill

    Scots advised to wear face & stay away from , , until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise

    Public has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/25677864.scots-told-wear-face-mask-feel-ill-flu-surge/

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    Book Promotion: Limited Offer: Get MONSTERS for the holidays as a gift for a lover of dystopian SF (or yourself, I won't tell). "Action-packed and well-plotted, shifting points of view, this is a real page turner." (2132) https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=JFf8B7YceOppAXGD46hqU9porsfY4BciswrO7uuAZiL&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

    @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social avatar ObsidianUrbex , to random

    🚸🏫🇮🇹 This long-abandoned school sits in a small Italian village, empty since the 1960s.

    Most rooms are empty or ransacked, but the top-floor classroom makes the detour in the blistering Italian summer heat worthwhile! The spectacular painted ceiling details, cute wooden desks, tiny chairs and retro wall map all make for a fascinating time capsule to explore and photograph.

    A vintage staircase in a weathered building showcases a unique architectural design. Light streams in from windows, highlighting the textured walls, arches
    Dusty music sheets rest on an aged desk, accompanied by a blue pen. The image,
    Old, colorful map of Europe on a scroll with the text "EUROPA FISICO-POLITICA" along with an explanatory key in Italian.

    Old, colorful map of Europe on a scroll with the text "EUROPA FISICO-POLITICA" along with an explanatory key in Italian.
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    @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social avatar ObsidianUrbex , to random

    ⛪🩵 The Blue Church stands in a waterfront neighbourhood with an attached schoolhouse. Somewhere on the east coast of the United States 🇺🇸

    German settlers founded the parish in the late 1800s, and the church served the area for nearly 120 years. The buildings are now sold and will be converted into commercial and residential use.

    More photos and history - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/religious/blue-church-and-parish-school-usa/

    Hall with wooden stage and a blue stage
    long corridor with pink walls
    Old school classroom

    Old school classroom
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    @thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

    Smartphone bans in the U.S. are quickly going nationwide. Districts that acted early are already seeing results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/19/world/lock-up-student-phones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    Alaska Owns Dozens of Deteriorating Schools. Now It Wants Under-Resourced Districts to Take Them On.

    Alaska’s rural school district superintendents are trying to “find the best, most optimal use of very lean resources.” Taking on the state’s unmaintained buildings, they say, will only increase their burden.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-education-rural-school-districts-ownership?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    Across hundreds of Alaskan communities, public schools are often the safest buildings where people can take shelter during disasters.

    After decades of state neglect, however, some have become emergencies themselves.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-schools-emergency-shelter-neglect-typhoon-halong?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    @Nonilex@masto.ai avatar Nonilex , to random

    In ’s crackdown, agents raid , center

    A Spanish-language immersion daycare in a leafy residential neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago was raided by federal immigration agents on Wednesday & a was taken away, panicking administrators & of , & pre-k at the center, a staff worker at the daycare told Reuters.


    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-immigration-crackdown-agents-raid-daycare-senior-living-center-2025-11-05/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins.

    https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-oklahoma-public-schools?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

    @Rania@freesewing.social avatar Rania , to random Arabic

    My son is playing with the cat on the rooftop where we live now…
    We had to leave our tent because rent is unpaid, and we’re staying on top of a house in the “humanitarian area.”
    Winter is coming 🥶 and we have nothing warm — no home, no safety 😔
    I need $300 to cover the rent and keep my kids safe this winter 🙏
    Your help can save six souls from Kinda’s family https://gofund.me/d0cc0587





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    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    In 2024, lawmakers celebrated the largest investment in Idaho’s history to fix its schools. But only a handful will be able to fully address challenges to accessibility.

    At least 10 districts reported in 2023 that their bathrooms, gyms and cafeterias weren’t all accessible for students with disabilities, with some unable to get their lunch or attend classes on second floors.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-schools-students-disabilities-ada-accessibility?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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    Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

    https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-deafblind-students-funding-reversal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post