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Feds settle with Victor Valley Union High School District over discrimination

Victor Valley Union High School District headquarters.

Victor Valley Union High School District headquarters.

Victor Valley Union High School District has entered into a resolution agreement to end race discrimination in the implementation of school discipline, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said this week.

The Office for Civil Rights determined that VVUHSD was discriminated based on race in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by disciplining Black students more frequently and more harshly than white students. The Office for Civil Rights opened the investigation into VVUSD in 2014.

The voluntary resolution agreement requires the district to revise its discipline policies and

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Preps: Ava Lane wins Basalt XC invite, other area prep sports are also off and running

Basalt High School senior Ava Lane competes in the cross country team’s home race on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. Lane went on to win the race.
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The Basalt High School cross country team got its season underway on Saturday with its home meet, the Longhorn Invitational at Crown Mountain Park. The highlight came in the girls race, won by BHS senior standout Ava Lane in 19 minutes, 16.4 seconds. Not competing was her senior teammate, Katelyn Maley, the two-time defending Class 3A state champion.

Fruita Monument junior Ella Unrein

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How does Santa stay safe at Christmas? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Delivering millions of gifts around the world is a complex and difficult task, even for Santa. Consider for a moment the impossibly short time he has to deliver these presents, coupled with the fact he has eight flying reindeer to manage along the way, it’s also a journey filled with many health and safety issues.

So what does Santa need to do to make sure he’s safe and that we all have a Merry Christmas? To answer that question we’ve compiled a list of 10 festive health and safety training solutions which those from the southern hemisphere might want to

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The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

‘Blue Monday’ may not be supported by hard evidence, but depression and other mental health issues are a real concern in the workplace.

Before 2005 no-one talked about Blue Monday.

The reason for this is because the idea that the third Monday in the month of January, later dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, was invented in a press release 15 years ago. The method used to develop the concept has since come under a lot of scrutiny, but despite this, a lot of people do suffer with their mental health during the winter.

According to research conducted by pollster YouGov, as many

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To a Mouse – RoSPA Office Security Weblog

This 12 months the beginning of Robert Burns and the Lunar New 12 months fell on the identical date, 25th January. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and ahead planning.

My favourite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest while ploughing a area, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter simply across the nook, its world in disarray .

There’s a line within the poem, ‘One of the best laid plans o’mice an’ males gang

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Mass. Board of Schooling raises MCAS rating wanted to graduate HS

Massachusetts Board of Schooling raises MCAS rating wanted to graduate highschool



REPORTER: THIS DECISION DID NOT COME WITHOUT A LENGTHY DEBATE HERE TODAY. IN THE END, THE STATE EDUCATION BOARD VOTED 8-3 TO RAISE THE BAR FOR GRADUATION. RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO STATE DATA, STUDENTS WHO CURRENTLY PASS THE MCAS BUT JUST BARELY. OFTEN END UP LATER DOING POORLY IN COLLEGE AND GET LOW-PAYING JOBS. THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACHIEVING THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. REPORTER: SO TODAY, THE

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One More Cure for Hiccups

December 20, 2022 · 5:50 AM

I’ve written previously about how Paul Ingraham helped cure my patello-femoral pain syndrome.

More recently, Paul looked into hiccup cures because his father had an intractable case. What finally worked for dad? Breathing into a plastic bag.

Boosting blood CO2 (hypercapnia) by breathing in a PLASTIC bag. This one is quite plausible and is easy and safe to try. Hypercapnia definitely affects some kinds of hiccups. The story (from a smart source, a good “friend of PainSci”): “There’s an even easier way out of hiccups — at zero cost. Learned it from my uncle,

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Nevada State Board of Education discusses possible later start time for high school students

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – School start times for Clark County high school students were discussed Thursday with the Nevada Board of Education.

School starts at 7:20 am for students and some parents say it is too early. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 8:30 am is the best time for middle and high school students to give the right amount of sleep needed.

California was the first state to implement later school start times but other states like Alaska, New York, New Jersey and Tennessee have proposed similar legislation.

Advocates for a later start say academic performance improves

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