Safety & Security
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What you need to know about swine flu
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned deadly in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take their own precautions. Key words: swine flu, school emergency preparedness, school health and safety [ Read More ]
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Swine flu fears close schools in three states
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
Esti Lamonaca's illness started with a high fever, a cough, and achy bones, just a couple of days after she returned from a spring break trip on the beach in Cancun with friends. By the weekend, her voice was hoarse and she was wearing a surgical mask. Key words: swine flu, flu pandemic, school closing, world health concerns [ Read More ]
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Justices hear arguments over school strip search
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
A lawyer for a 13-year-old Arizona girl strip-searched by school officials looking for prescription-strength ibuprofen pills has told the Supreme Court that the administrators needed better information than what they had before doing such a humiliating search. Key words: school security, student strip-search, Fourth Amendment [ Read More ]
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Wanted: Computer hackers ... for hire
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security , Networks and infrastructure
Tech-savvy students, take heed: Computer hackers are wanted by federal authorities, but not for prosecution. Instead, the government is looking to hire so-called "white hat" hackers to secure the nation's networks. Key words: computer hackers, cyber experts, computer networks, national security [ Read More ]
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Columbine's lessons still sharp, a decade later
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
A decade after two students opened fire at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colo., killing 13 and injuring dozens more before turning the guns on themselves, the lessons in crisis communications and management gleaned from this tragic event still resonate for school leaders nationwide. Key words: school emergency communications, crisis communications [ Read More ]
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School security breaches on the rise
Wed, Apr 15, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
Increases in physical and network security breaches among K-12 school districts are hampering schools' efforts to improve their overall security, according to the third annual School Safety Index, a survey of more than 400 K-12 district IT and security directors conducted by CDW-G. Key words: school safety, school physical safety, school IT safety, school network security, CDW-G [ Read More ]
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Conficker worm hits University of Utah computers
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Computer security
University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals. Key words: Conficker, University of Utah, computer virus [ Read More ]
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Four students located in quake-hit dorm in Italy
Tue, Apr 07, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Natural Disasters
Firefighters say they have located four students trapped in a dormitory that crumbled in Italy's devastating earthquake but did not say if they were alive or dead. [ Read More ]
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Study: Internet safer for kids than many think
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
More people have been arrested in recent years for sexually soliciting youths online, but the sharp increase comes from better enforcement, and the internet remains a relatively safe social environment, researchers said in a new study. Key words: internet safety, criminal solicitation, Crimes Against Children Research Center [ Read More ]
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EPA to test air around schools in 22 states
Wed, Apr 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon be adding a different kind of equipment to dozens of school yards around the country--air pollution monitors. Key words: school air safety, school environmental safety, school air pollution [ Read More ]
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