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☆ A middle school reportedly removed bathroom mirrors after students were taking up to 9 breaks a day to film TikToks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA North Carolina middle school has removed mirrors from its bathrooms, saying students were taking regular, lengthy breaks to make social media videos, according to local reports. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. An update sent to students' families last week, which was seen by Business Insider, read, "On average students visit the restroom 3 to 4 times a day. Since removing the mirrors, the school has seen a "drastic decrease" in students making restroom requests, according to the statement sent to parents. The middle school has also implemented a new "digital hall pass system" to help track the general whereabouts of students throughout the day.

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☆ A middle school has removed bathroom mirrors saying students were taking up to 9 breaks a day to film TikToks, according to local report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ A tide of election worker resignations raises alarms ahead of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A wave of departures by election officials in key states risks adding new stress to the nation’s election system ahead of next year’s presidential contest, voting rights groups and several state election chiefs warn. The growing alarm over the resignations and retirements comes as officials say election workers continue to face a barrage of threats and harassment and partisan interference in their duties, first ignited by false claims of a stolen White House election in 2020. In King County, Washington – which includes Seattle – Julie Wise, the county election director, recalled receiving a letter over the summer with a rant about elections. Election watchdogs say more action is needed – including boosting federal funding and extending a federal law that criminalizes the release of restricted personal information about federal workers to cover election officials. Brinson Bell began tracking the departures when she became the state’s election chief that year.

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☆ DOJ plans to monitor elections in these 46 cities and counties to ensure voters aren't harassed
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Justice Department plans to monitor polls in two dozen states across the country to ensure no one intimidates voters or otherwise meddles with Tuesday's midterm elections. The department's Civil Rights Division selected 64 jurisdictions in 24 states, including Alaska, Florida, Georgia and Nevada, for oversight in both the general election and early voting. The division routinely monitors elections in the field, starting in 1965 when Congress passed the Voting Rights Act. DOJ monitored polls in 18 states and 44 cities and counties in 2020, by comparison. Attorneys' Offices and the Office of Personnel Management will assist the DOJ Civil Rights Division in monitoring efforts and maintaining contact with state and local election officials.

☆ North Carolina authorities searching for teen accused of killing high school freshman and ex-football player
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 17-year-old was accused of murder Tuesday in the deaths of two North Carolina high school students who vanished over the weekend and were found dead, authorities said. Woods was a freshman and Clark was a former football player at another high school west of Durham, their school districts said in separate statements. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said his investigators identified the suspect with the help of other law enforcement agencies. WRALMen riding four-wheelers found the bodies of Woods and Clark in western Orange County on Monday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. Woods was a ninth-grader at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, Orange County Schools said in a statement.

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