Tag: schools
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oregon: ground zero in fight against riaa
from computerworld: Oregon is fast becoming Ground Zero in the contentious battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the tens of thousands of consumers it accuses of illegal music sharing. The state Attorney General’s office this week filed an appeal in U.S. District Court in Oregon calling for an immediate investigation of…
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military training program for teens expands in US
from afp: Dozens of teens dressed in uniforms provided by the US Marines stand at attention in the gym of a Chicago public high school as a drill sergeant goes through a list of the day’s do’s and don’ts. Bring your books to class. Come for extra help if you need it. And wear your…
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Inject Mercury Into Your Child’s Blood Or Go To Jail
from washington post: The parents of more than 2,300 Prince George’s County students who failed to get needed vaccinations could face fines of $50 a day and up to 10 days in jail if their children do not meet the state’s immunization requirements, county officials said yesterday. The threat of legal action is a last…
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Grim Reaper Visits Marines at Georgia College
from bill fisher: Walking past the buildings of GCSU on an overcast, cool morning on a Thursday in September, a Marine Recruitment booth was spotted near “the Fountain,” a common meeting area and major campus thoroughfare… Within two hours a cloak was donated, a scythe fabricated and the Grim Reaper began a conversation with the…
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summer camp teaches US teens to fight israeli style
from chris hedges: If you are a young Muslim American and head off to the Middle East for a spell in a fundamentalist “madrassa,” or religious school, Homeland Security will probably greet you at the airport when you return. But if you are an American Jew and you join hundreds of teenagers from Europe and…
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parents using religion to avoid vaccinating their children
from ap: Sabrina Rahim doesn’t practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her deeply held religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required to enter preschool. She is among a small but growing number of parents around the country who are claiming…
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another elaborate bomb drill in oregon
from news-register: Operation October, designed to simulate a countywide multiple explosives incident, will be launched in dramatic fashion. At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a call will be received at the Yamhill Communications Agency dispatch center in McMinnville that a bomb has just gone off at the building across from the courthouse where the Yamhill County commissioners…
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majority of students draw blank on ‘constitution day’
from charleston daily mail: Constitution Day is here and many teenagers know little about commemorating the document’s signing. A study being released today by a foundation that focuses on journalism and the First Amendment found that 51 percent of high school students questioned had not heard of the day when they are required by law…
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iPod generation struggling to read & write
from daily mail: School-leavers are experts in using iPods and the Internet but often cannot add up or follow basic instructions, business leaders have claimed. They said literacy and numeracy standards are so low that some young recruits need remedial lessons. The warning from the Confederation of British Industry casts a shadow over the release…
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oregon police terrorize children in the name of safety
from thought criminal: I found this absolutely disgusting. These children learned nothing from this except how to flop on the ground and grovel. These police officers are using aggressive behavioral modification techniques. Changing how kids behave around handguns or rifles. Essentially they are training them to be snitches for the police department. They will be…
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‘corporations in the classroom’
from global tv/google video: Marketing to school age students is now a 2 billion dollar industry. The way corporate sponsors are stepping up to the plate, offering promotions, sponsorships and even free curriculum there is no stopping the flow of advertising in covert forms. Or is there? The problem is there are few or no…
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teachers stage fake gunman attack on 6th graders
from ap/cnn: Staff members of an elementary school staged a fictitious gun attack on students during a class trip, telling them it was not a drill as the children cried and hid under tables. The mock attack Thursday night was intended as a learning experience and lasted five minutes during the weeklong trip to a…