schools

It used to be that the security issues concerning wi-fi focused on hackers penetrating the system. The concerns were malware infections, spyware, identity theft and other such dangers. Now wi-fi being eliminated in some schools because of health concerns:
“Another primary school in Northern Ireland has decided not to use wireless technology after a [...]

Whenever there is a shooting incident at an educational facility, there is discussion about whether staff and students should be armed. The proponents of having weapons at school present a simple argument. Allowing the staff and students to have weapons gives them a fighting chance if an attack should happen. Now there [...]

A carcinogen, which is a substance linked to causing cancer, has been found in five schools:
“…The Grossmont Union High School District found 1,3-butadiene, a known carcinogen and the main component of synthetic rubber, at five of its 11 schools over the summer. The schools are Granite Hills, El Cajon Valley and Grossmont high [...]

There are court rulings that defy common sense. The Court of Appeals in Washington state has made a ruling concerning teacher / student relationships:
“State law does not ban teachers from having sex with 18-year-old students, according to a unanimous ruling by a panel of appellate judges.
The state Court of Appeals ruling came in a [...]

It is a small news item that may seem typical of the economic climate. Thousands of Los Angeles teachers face the possibility of a job loss:
“…He said at least 2,000 untenured teachers who are on probation or lack certification could lose their jobs if the Legislature can’t find more funds. Administrators could also be [...]

It may be a sign of the problems in the school system. There simply is not the necessary funding. One teacher is addressing the problem by selling advertising:
“…Squeezed by classroom budget cuts, the Rancho Bernardo High School teacher is selling ads on his exams to cover the costs of printing them.
“It raises money [...]

No matter what one’s political persuasion, one is hearing campaign rhetoric about cutting government spending. One area where spending cannot withstand further financial trimming is in education. The school system simply is failing. There is ample evidence of this in the student dropout rate, which has been called “outrageous”:
“High schools are coming [...]

In the name of efficient surveillance, hooded sweatshirts are banned from some New Jersey schools:
“…The schools say students wearing hoods can conceal their identities from hallway cameras that might catch them cutting class or breaking into a locker.”
link: Some NJ Schools Ban Students From Wearing Hoodies
Along that line of thinking then, caps, rain gear, [...]

“The big national picture is that food and fuel costs are going up and school revenues are not.”
Anne L. Bryant
Executive Director
National School Boards Association

With the start of the academic year on university and college campuses, it is also the start of a fresh round of identity theft. The educational institutions are a source of data that identity thieves covet. There are several reasons for this. For example,

students usually have not accumulated a poor credit history
most [...]