Posts tagged school

• What Will Our Schools Be Like in 5 Years? Bullying Continues and Needs to Stop

  Lindsay Rakers | May 28, 2012 1:17 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  There are many forms of bullying; most people will think about a kid’s lunch money being taken from them on the playground. Unfortunately this is not the only scenario where bullying occurs...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: May 4, 2012

  Brett Emison | May 04, 2012 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Legal, safety and other news that caught my interest this week: So You Want To Be A Lawyer? [Scott Greenfield at Simple Justice] Facebook Likes Aren't Speech Protected By the...

• NTSB Recommends Ban On Driver Cell Phone Use After Mo School Bus Crash

  Brett Emison | December 14, 2011 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The 5-member National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board unanimously agreed in recommending that states ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in...

• Drive Now - Talk Later! NTSB Suggests FULL Ban on Driving and Talking

  Lindsay Rakers | December 13, 2011 9:23 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to a recent study at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, a safety-critical event is 163 times more likely if a driver is somehow accessing the internet. While the statistics for...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: December 2, 2011

  Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I can't believe December is here already -- where has the year gone! Here is the legal and safety news that caught my interest this week: 12 Gadgets for the Holidays [Geri L....

• Did You Know... You Can Be Charged with Reckless Endangerment for Texting While Driving?

  Brett Emison | April 04, 2011 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With the integration of social media and telecom devices into today's automobiles, there's no shortage of opportunities to multi-task. But as shown by a well-publicized bust last month of a bus...

• UMKC Law School Helps Small Law Firms To Provide Affordable Legal Services

  Brett Emison | December 10, 2010 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A little off-topic this afternoon, but I want to commend UMKC on its solo and small law firm project that assists small-firm attorneys and benefits the community through affordable legal...

• Does Your Child's School Have Proper Smoke Detectors? (Not If You Live In Dallas)

  Brett Emison | May 30, 2010 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Dallas Morning News reported that hundreds of classrooms in Dallas ISD lack proper fire detectors and smoke alarms. According to the report, the Dallas ISD failed install proper fire alarms in...

• Update: Questions Raised After Dance Teacher Killed By Amtrak Train Crash In Chicago

  Brett Emison | April 19, 2010 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  We reported yesterday about the tragic death of a Chicago dance teacher who was killed in a crash with an Amtrak train when the railroad crossing signal lights and gate failed to activate. Now...

• Dancer Killed In Chicago Train Crash

  Brett Emison | April 18, 2010 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Chicago news outlets have reported that a popular teacher at the Joffrey Ballet School and Naperville's School of Performing Arts was killed when an Amtrak train crashed into her vehicle at the...