SAFE News
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Doubts about the effectiveness of scare tactics on drivers who text
Tue, Sep 01, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
In a graphic public service announcement from Wales that has been viewed on YouTube more than 4 million times, a teen driver is distracted by texting while driving and her car drifts into oncoming traffic, killing her friends. Though the Welsh video has clearly struck a chord, some safety advocates maintain that blood and gore is not the best way to stop drivers from doing something that is legal in most states, reports the New York Times. [ Read More ]
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U.S. unveils new rules on border searches of laptops
Fri, Aug 28, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
The Obama administration unveiled new rules on Aug. 27 for searching computers and other electronic devices when people enter the United States, aiming to address concerns about violating privacy and constitutional rights, Reuters reports. [ Read More ]
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'Phishing' scam targets South Carolina college students
Thu, Aug 27, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Security
The FBI has warned that college students and staff members in South Carolina are being targeted by a "phishing" scam, reports the Charleston Post and Courier. [ Read More ]
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Judge: District's visitor ID system is OK
Wed, Aug 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Litigation , Safety & security
A federal judge ruled Aug. 18 that a computerized background-check system made by Raptor Technologies does not violate the constitutional rights of parents and other school visitors who undergo the checks. Key words: Raptor Technologies, LTISD, sex offender database, constitutional rights [ Read More ]
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Feds issue more guidance on swine flu
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
Schools and colleges should be ready with hard-copy packets and online lessons to keep learning going even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students this year, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Aug. 24. Key words: swine flu and schools, H1N1, flu virus, swine flu preparedness, college and swine flu, K-12 and swine flu, educational technology [ Read More ]
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Schools gear up for swine flu shots
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security
Hundreds of schools are heeding the government's call to set up flu-shot clinics this fall, preparing for what could be the most widespread school vaccinations since the days of polio. Key words: swine flu school, flu virus, swine flu students, swine flu school closings, education technology [ Read More ]
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SLPS Missing Property
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: School security
Thousands of dollars worth of school supplies and musical equipment is missing from St. Louis Public School--the worst part? SLPC has no idea where the missing supplies are and how they were taken. [ Read More ]
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Schools using social media to educate students about swine flu
Thu, Aug 20, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Health & Safety
The Santa Clara, Calif., county health department is putting together an educational campaign for area high schools that uses social media to teach students how to guard against swine flu, reports the San Jose Mercury News. [ Read More ]
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Study: Campuses unprepared for catastrophe
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Safety & security , Emergency Planning , Security
Most colleges and universities are prepared to respond to bomb threats, hazardous material spills, and severe weather, but only a small fraction of campuses have policies that would protect faculty and students during a mass-casualty event like the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings, according to a newly published study. Key words: campus safety, Virginia Tech University, emergency evacuation, severe weather, education technology [ Read More ]
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Professor was main target of assault on Twitter
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Security
The cyber attacks on Twitter and other popular web services last week disrupted the lives of hundreds of millions of internet users, but the principal target appeared to be one man, reports the New York Times: a 34-year-old economics professor from the republic of Georgia. [ Read More ]
