2014年6月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Settlement in case of UCLA chemist in fatal fire

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 03:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this on April 11, 2012 file photo, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA organic chemistry professor, Patrick Harran, walks out of Los Angeles Superior Criminal Courts building in Los Angeles. The criminal prosecution of Harran stemming from a fatal lab fire has ended with a settlement on Friday, June 20, 2014. The deal calls for professor Patrick Harran to prepare inner-city high school students for college chemistry for five years, perform 800 hours of community service and pay a $10,000 fine. The district attorney's office says Harran acknowledged in court Friday that he was the direct supervisor of the victim and was ultimately responsible for the safety of personnel.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A University of California, Los Angeles, chemistry professor agreed Friday to settle criminal charges from a fatal fire in his laboratory by preparing inner-city high school students for college chemistry, performing community service and paying a $10,000 fine.

Does Your Kid Go to School in a State Where Thousands Are Isolated and Restrained?

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 11:18 AM PDT

At a Virginia school, an autistic boy who was frequently wrestled into a "quiet area" had to have surgery after his hand was crushed in a door. At a Georgia school, a 13-year-old hanged himself while shut in a room alone. Restraints and forced segregations were used 267,000 times in U.S. public schools in 2012, according to an investigation released this week by ProPublica and National Public Radio. Most of the time restrained students had existing emotional or developmental disabilities. During the majority of these incidents school staff members held students down, often in the "prone position," with their faces to the floor.

No Job? How New Grads Can Cope With Depression

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 06:19 AM PDT

Many young people experience panic or depression following college graduation, especially if they don't have set employment plans. Vicki Hays, director of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Michigan, says graduation depression is more common than many think. Tiffany Miller, a psychologist and psychotherapist based in New York City, has treated several depressed graduates and says isolating behavior is a common symptom of depression during a transition. Depression symptoms also include changes in appetite and sleeping.

Feds to Colleges: To Stop Campus Rape, Schools Must Get Better at This

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 03:55 PM PDT

Check this off as one victory in a long fight waged by college activists and campus rape prevention groups to make colleges and universities more proactive about dealing with incidents. The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday announced regulations requiring colleges to compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, as well as current stats on campus rape. "I think it's great they're strengthening victims' confidentiality," said Tracey Vitchers, communications coordinator for Students Active for Ending Rape. "The Department of Education has been great about listening to student survivor activists.

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