On the Unicef website we learn random disturbing facts that pertain to the plight of children: “An estimated 540 million, or one in four, children in the world live with the ominous and ever-present hum of violence that might erupt at any time, or are displaced within their countries or made refugees by conflicts that are already raging. Hundreds of thousands are buffeted by floods and droughts in repetitive patterns. Many of those same children are among the more than 600 million children already beset by unyielding and merciless poverty.” In 1994, in the course of a few weeks...
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Something not on the front pages of newspapers but is still interesting none the less was an AP article about a California school that is requiring students to where lo-jack type monitoring device that reports where students are at school, whether it be in class, or in the bathroom. The device gives off a radio frequency that tells school staff where they are when the pass by a frequency reader. The readers are installed in classrooms, locker rooms, and bathrooms, and are intended to make attendance easier, while preventing vandalism and school violence. While parents were not involved in...
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