Teachers share accounts of locking pupils in rooms to escape rampaging student
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Estonia is shifting its military stance toward active defense, moving troops closer to the Russian border as the defense ministry adopts a more forward-leaning posture. The move coincides with a leaked memo that attempts to justify new delays to Rail Baltica, a project meant to integrate the region's transport with the rest of Europe.
The domestic news cycle has otherwise been dominated by the limits of the state and the individual. Police in Rakvere arrested two young couriers suspected of planting 450 drug caches across the country, while an investigation into businessman Oleg Ossinovski is now exploring whether he used sanctions to target his political rivals. In the capital, a suspected drunk driver ended a spree of collisions by crashing directly into a building.
Teachers are sharing the more volatile realities of the modern classroom, recounting the challenging moments they face daily. One account of teachers locking a class into a room to protect them from a student's rampage has highlighted the growing difficulties professionals encounter while maintaining order.