Retinas at risk from laser pointers
Some inexpensive (and no doubt well-used) laser pointers may damage students' retinas if used improperly or if insufficient safety precautions are taken.
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Md. looks at law to require seat belts on buses
Should school buses come with seat belts? Data are equivocal, but some Md. legislators want to make seat belts a requirement.
Kids bring guns into 2 suburban Chicago schools
Two students have been charged, one as a juvenile, one as an adult, with weapons violations for bringing guns to their schools in the northwest suburbs.
Handguns in Baltimore, Dunlap
Schools went on lockdown in Baltimore and a small IL town last week due to student-handgun issues. All are safe. Students were arrested or detained.
Batavia ballot question seeks loan for astroturf
Should Batavia High School borrow $15 million to install artificial turf fields? Voters in the district will decide Tuesday.
Pretty colors & dangerous fire in a chem experiment
The rainbow flame chemistry demo goes wrong, once again, in a Manhattan classroom, badly burning a young boy, who is now hanging on to his life.
British lord jailed for car accident while texting
The texting-while-driving accident caused 1 death and will land the driver a 12-week jail sentence.