“As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults.”
A 2008 survey by the National Association of school of nurses found that only 45% percent of public schools have full-time nurses, 30% have part-time nurses and 25% have none at all! Only in the states of California, in 2008, there was one nurse for every 2,240 students. About 500 districts in the state of California have no nurses. Because of swine flu many districts are depending on teachers, principles and secretaries who have little medical training to identify ill children and send them home. Many teachers like Robert Ellis, a first grade teacher at Washington Elementary school in Richmond, California are unsure of what symptoms to look for and are worried about the swine flu spreading in the classroom and on the impact it will have on their children and their education as well. The District is also encouraging parents that if their child is sick to not report them to school. The swine flue is being taken like the regular season flu but many are afraid that it can become deadlier because it is more contagious. The vaccine for H1N1 is said to be ready by October, but until then school nurses are planning to teach children proper classroom hygiene. This is an issue that should really be addressed it is unjust that many districts have no school nurses, and children are put at risk. I believe that every school should have at least one nurse especially when there is an illness that is really contagious and there is no vaccine ready.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090925/ap_on_re_us/us_swine_flu_school_nurses
“The governor must submit to judges today a proposal to reduce prison overcrowding by 40,000 inmates, as ordered. He's likely to offer a mix of old and new ideas -- and to push the midnight deadline.”
Federal Judges have asked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to come up with a proposal in order to help reduce inmates. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked for an extension of the deadline, and his deadline is coming to an end today at midnight. According to Michael Rothfeld, the governor’s plan consists of new and old ideas. An old idea that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has brought up is spending billions of dollars constructing new prisons. This plan would obviously take years before it can actually happen and has become dismissed. They are also planning to not monitor as much the less serious offenders and improve supervision on the more serious offenders. Immigrants are also part of the proposal. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that he will send undocumented prisoners to federal government so that they will be deported in order to help out the budget. I really hope that undocumented immigrants are not deported by just doing something that is not serious, and that it also does not put in danger the public safety. In order to find out how his proposal will actually work, we will have to wait until later to find out.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prisons18-2009sep18,0,6118991.story
Federal Judges have asked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to come up with a proposal in order to help reduce inmates. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked for an extension of the deadline, and his deadline is coming to an end today at midnight. According to Michael Rothfeld, the governor’s plan consists of new and old ideas. An old idea that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has brought up is spending billions of dollars constructing new prisons. This plan would obviously take years before it can actually happen and has become dismissed. They are also planning to not monitor as much the less serious offenders and improve supervision on the more serious offenders. Immigrants are also part of the proposal. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that he will send undocumented prisoners to federal government so that they will be deported in order to help out the budget. I really hope that undocumented immigrants are not deported by just doing something that is not serious, and that it also does not put in danger the public safety. In order to find out how his proposal will actually work, we will have to wait until later to find out.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prisons18-2009sep18,0,6118991.story
New Chief is Chosen
“A social worker who grew up in New York after emigrating from Cuba as a child was picked Tuesday by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to run the city's anti-gang programs.”
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa selected Guillermo Cespedes as the new Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs. Part of Guillermo’s plan is to keep lights on in parks that are the most crime-ridden areas until midnight in order to help reduce crime and violence.During the summer Guillermo has made a huge impact in several communities. Guillermo has doubled the amount of programs in 16 parks to help keep teens and children out of the streets. The Programs help children and teens keep out of the streets by allowing them to play in sports and other activities. Guillermo has worked on helping out the minorities. Guillermo was a social worker and would help out struggling families by Calworks.
I really hope that Guillermo can keep on improving the anti-gang programs. I also hope that he can still keep helping the minority groups, Latinos and African Americans. I think it is really amazing how even though he had not been the Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs he had already began to make changes in several communities. I believe that now that he is the Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs he will make in greater changes and will help lower the gang rates in California.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gang-czar9-2009sep09,0,2254671.story?track=rss
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa selected Guillermo Cespedes as the new Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs. Part of Guillermo’s plan is to keep lights on in parks that are the most crime-ridden areas until midnight in order to help reduce crime and violence.During the summer Guillermo has made a huge impact in several communities. Guillermo has doubled the amount of programs in 16 parks to help keep teens and children out of the streets. The Programs help children and teens keep out of the streets by allowing them to play in sports and other activities. Guillermo has worked on helping out the minorities. Guillermo was a social worker and would help out struggling families by Calworks.
I really hope that Guillermo can keep on improving the anti-gang programs. I also hope that he can still keep helping the minority groups, Latinos and African Americans. I think it is really amazing how even though he had not been the Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs he had already began to make changes in several communities. I believe that now that he is the Chief of the Los Angeles anti-gang programs he will make in greater changes and will help lower the gang rates in California.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gang-czar9-2009sep09,0,2254671.story?track=rss
Many of us wonder, when is the Afghanistan war going to end? Hasn’t it been a long time already? Shouldn’t it be coming to an end?
According to the Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the war has just begun. The American support towards the war declines and Robert Gates says that he disagrees with those that think it is time to end the war. Robert Gates believes that they have not lost control over the war and understands those who don’t support the war anymore. Robert Gates said, "The nation has been at war for eight years. The fact that Americans would be tired of having their sons and daughters at risk and in battle is not surprising." I also don’t think that it is not surprising, but what I do find surprising is that Gates says that the war is just beginning. It has been 8-years since the war has begun and to say that it has just begun, it’s crazy. Instead of sending more troops to war the money should be used to help out students. The war is one of those factors that are making this economy worst! Because it is so hard for students to pay off college many are going to war because it is their last option for them to try to get money for college if their parents are not able to pay it off but in doing so, they are putting their lives at risk. Although Robert Gates says the war is just beginning, hopefully it will end soon!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghanistan
According to the Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the war has just begun. The American support towards the war declines and Robert Gates says that he disagrees with those that think it is time to end the war. Robert Gates believes that they have not lost control over the war and understands those who don’t support the war anymore. Robert Gates said, "The nation has been at war for eight years. The fact that Americans would be tired of having their sons and daughters at risk and in battle is not surprising." I also don’t think that it is not surprising, but what I do find surprising is that Gates says that the war is just beginning. It has been 8-years since the war has begun and to say that it has just begun, it’s crazy. Instead of sending more troops to war the money should be used to help out students. The war is one of those factors that are making this economy worst! Because it is so hard for students to pay off college many are going to war because it is their last option for them to try to get money for college if their parents are not able to pay it off but in doing so, they are putting their lives at risk. Although Robert Gates says the war is just beginning, hopefully it will end soon!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090904/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_us_afghanistan
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