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Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 07:45 in school violence, society, teacher safety, youth crime, youth violence
Where to begin...where to begin. It's like something right out of a crime novel. Earlier this week, police in Waycross, Georgia, uncovered a gruesome plot to attack and kill an elementary school teacher. The attack was masterminded by, get this, nine...
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Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 16:12 in child abductions, child abuse, Child Safety, children, missing children
One of the most devastating occurrences in life is the loss of a child. It is estimated that over 800,000 children are reported missing yearly. Of this 800,000, approximately 58,000 are non-family abductions -- 115 ending in death. ransom, or the v...
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Posted on Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 01:54 in alzheimer's, elderly, missing, Parents
I know that this blog is for kidz related issues, but I just wanted to post this information. An elderly couple is missing from Crown City, Ohio. The wife has dementia, and the husband is apparently in or near the last stages of Alzheimer's. Please c...
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Posted on Monday March 24th, 2008 at 22:48 in child privacy, General Discussion, parenting, teens
Okay, I had a lively discussion with a friend of mine who does not have children. We discussed whether or not it was appropriate to show your child's room to visitors. The issue came up because another friend had given a tour of her house to a mutu...
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Posted on Saturday February 16th, 2008 at 17:53 in middle school violence, school shootings, school violence, teen hate crimes, teen violence
On Tuesday morning, during his first period class, a 14 year old eigth grader from Oxnard, California's, E.O. Green Junior High School, shot and rendered a fellow classmate brain dead. The young accused is being charged with committing a hate crime, ...
