Her character, Laurie, has now found a job as the headmistress of a school in California.

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Four men have been charged in connection with a distraction burglary, following which a former Wolverhampton headmistress collapsed and died.

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The musical, a smash in England, is based on a Roald Dahl story about a telekinetic child who must navigate past her disinterested parents and a malicious school headmistress to realize her potential.

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Meanwhile, the headmistress of a Belfast school damaged in an arson attack has blamed anti-social elements for starting the fire.

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Last year Al Jazeera showed how Shabeena, the headmistress of a state-run girls' primary school in the troubled province, was battling to keep girls in school in spite of the threats.

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Elspeth Insch, the headmistress, is a leading light in the campaign to save the grammar schools.

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When Mariana Beer was accepted to read English at Bristol in 1921, her headmistress celebrated with a half-day holiday for the entire school.

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She is befriended by a kindly teacher but opposed by the fearsome school headmistress.

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On the opening day, the PPF team was warmly welcomed by the Headmistress of the School, who also enrolled as a participant alongwith a few of her teachers.

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