If you’ve haven’t thought about COVID-19 enough this summer, you can study it this fall. At least 11 universities around Ontario have scrambled to offer COVID-themed courses this coming semester, in subjects like health, law, politics, history, sociology, economics and art. Many more instructors have incorporated COVID into their pre-existing classes or training, most which will happen remotely, as…
#parent | #kids | Lane Tech Indian controversy really a generational battle | #schoolshooting

Second of two articles. 26-Aug-20 Potential removal of the iconic Native American statue as the focal point of Lane Tech College Prep High Schools Memorial Garden has developed into a generational donnybrook between war veterans and older alumni and students, faculty, and a conservative school council….
#parent | #kids | Beshear reports 688 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths; kids’ cases grow; last-mile internet, benefits, more | #coronavirus | #kids. | #children

Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday reported 688 new COVID cases and 10 deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 44,568 cases and 895 deaths. Ninety-six of the newly reported cases were children 18 and younger with 12 being children 5 and under. The youngest were two 8-month-olds. There were 41 cases…
#parent | #kids | Shreveport man sentenced for distribution of child pornography | #predators | #childpredators | #kids

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a U.S. Department of Justice nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood combines federal, state and local resources to…
#parent | #kids | #parent | #kids | Murdered Manhattan tech millionaire was being sued over PrankDial app
Friends said Fahim Saleh (left and right) was a self-made millionaire who had a passion for gadgets and video games. He also enjoyed bringing tech companies into underdeveloped nations including Nigeria and Indonesia. Pictured (right), his motorcycle company in Nigeria A hitman in a ‘ninja outfit’ killed and dismembered the…
#parent | #kids | Harrington man arrested on drug, firearm charges | #childabductors

DAGSBORO, Del. – Delaware State Police arrested a Harrington man Monday evening after he was found in possession of a handgun and drugs during a traffic stop. Just after 7 p.m., a trooper stopped a vehicle traveling westbound on Bunting Road after learning that the owner/driver, identified as 62-year-old Ivory…
#parent | #kids | #parent | #kids | Polk County Sheriff warns parents of dangerous social media sites

August 25, 2020 Kendra Johnson, POLK COUNTY, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is sending a reminder to parents to monitor potentially dangerous social media sites. The Sheriff’s Office recently became aware that teenagers have been using a website called Omegle.com to chat and video chat with others. The site does…
#parent | #kids | More than a year later, only Florida legislator to vote against a ban on child sex dolls says vote switched in ‘error’ | #predators | #childpredators | #kids

Florida state Rep. Margaret Good, a Democrat, was the lone legislator in her state to vote against a bill in 2019 to ban child sex dolls. More than a year later, Good told the media that her vote against the bill was done “in error.”The Florida Legislature unanimously passed a…
#parent | #kids | Iowa just reported first coronavirus death of a child. How common is that? | #coronavirus | #kids. | #children
Though the death from COVID-19 of the first child in Iowa is tragic, data shows this case is a very rare instance throughout the pandemic. State public health officials reported the death this past weekend. The State Medical Examiner confirmed the death was caused by COVID-19, according to a news…
#parent | #kids | Sex Offender Registries Often Fail Those They Are Designed To Protect | #predators | #childpredators | #kids

Inside the sprawling two-story tan and coral stucco building on New York Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C., is a men’s homeless shelter that once served as a halfway house run by the government. It’s a place that some 20 registered sex offenders call home — according to the city’s sex…
