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Outrage over Alleged Abuse at an LA Elementary School
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy was scheduled to meet this hour with parents at the South Los Angeles School where two teachers have been arrested for child abuse.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenLA School Superintendent John Deasy was scheduled to hold a meeting at this hour with parents at Miramonte Elementary, the South Los Angeles School where two teachers have been arrested for child abuse. We hear from parents, local residents and a training specialist in treating children and families. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, youth unemployment is so high the Davos economic conference calls it a "catastrophe." We talk with young people about creating their own jobs as entrepreneurs.
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3 storiesRussians Drill to Lake Vostok, Two Miles below Antarctic Ice
One of the biggest lakes in the world is two miles below Antarctica, covered by ice for thousands of years. Russian researchers claim they've already broken through the icy surface of Lake Vostok; the US is reportedly not far behind. What will happen when the seal is broken?
Read the story1 minChild Abuse in an Elementary School
Miramonte Elementary in South Los Angeles will be closed tomorrow and Wednesday, but it was open today. Teacher Mark Berndt , who's in jail awaiting arraignment on 23 charges of child abuse has already been fired. He was arrested for foundling children 10 years ago, but not charges were filed due to lack of evidence.
Read the story1 minYouth Unemployment and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Unemployment among people 18 to 34 is a " catastrophe ," according to founder and director Klaus Schwab at his latest economic forum at Davos in Switzerland. His solution is to provide young people with the capability to create their own jobs by encouraging a societal spirit of entrepreneurial risk-taking.
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