SchoolLoop Digital Voice Alerts Help San Mateo

August 24, 2009 by 11 Comments

August 24, 2009 In the category of “why those tedious B2S Emergency Response Forms are imperative” I offer my personal parenting experience from this morning’s pipe-bombing incident with a former student of nearby Hillsdale High now in custody. (S.F. Gate update) Photo at left via KRON4/NBC Bay Area news) 10:13am “This is Kirk Black, Assoc. Superintendent of the San Mateo … [Read more...]

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What Will Kids Learn About Dr. George Tiller? And From Who?

May 31, 2009 by 8 Comments

May 31, 2009 When heinous acts of murder shake our nation to its very core, it brings out “the good, the bad, and the ugly” in media coverage, personal dogma and combative demogoguery. Whether it’s  terrorism, school shootings,  or today’s death of Dr. George Tiller, media has a role to play in curbing violence and handling the outpouring of grief productively. It's … [Read more...]

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