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December 1, 2008
H.S. Kids are Unethical. But Why?
As reported Sunday on MSNBC, high school kids break ethical boundaries frequently–including lying, cheating, and stealing. With 30% of students having stolen something from a store in the last year and 64% admitting to having cheated on a test, one has to wonder: why are our nation’s youth okay with breaking the rules?…
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News (2)
August 7, 2012 9:24 pm
Milton Hershey School Has Change of Heart, Offers Spot To HIV-Positive Teen (ABC News)
A private boarding school in Hershey, Pa., has offered a spot to a teen who was denied entry last year because he is HIV-positive. “Milton Hershey School will no longer refuse admission to otherwise qualified students who have HIV,” school president Anthony Colistra said. Colistra said the school offered the ninth-grade student a place for fall classes in a private letter sent to the boy and his mother July 12.
June 20, 2012 1:29 pm
American Medical Association supports requiring obesity education for all public school kids (The Washington Post)
The American Medical Association on Wednesday put its weight behind requiring yearly instruction aimed at preventing obesity for public schoolchildren and teens. The nation’s largest physicians group agreed to support legislation that would require classes in causes, consequences and prevention of obesity for first through 12th graders. Doctors will be encouraged to volunteer their time to help with that under the new policy adopted on the final day of the AMA’s annual policymaking meeting.