ATVs: Pending all-terrain vehicle legislation could be bolstered by a state-commissioned study that found that two-thirds of fatal ATV wrecks between 2005 and 2007 occurred on paved roads. The Associated Press has the details.
TOO DUMB TO DRIVE: The House Education Committee has embraced changes to Gov. Joe Manchin's driver's license bill, replacing its "C" or better mandate for high school drivers. As The Register-Herald of Beckley reports, the amended bill would instead yank licenses for chronic absences, school-related crimes or disruptive behavior.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION: With lawmakers considering several proposals stemming from the privatization of the state system, President and CEO Greg Burton of the state-created BrickStreet Insurance Co. explained the situation to the Parkersburg Rotary Club. The News reports.
SCHOOL BULLIES: Pending legislation targeting bullies and other students that disrupt classrooms has been shipped off "to a subcommittee for some fine-tuning," the Beckley newspaper reports.
12 February 2008
Session Shorts, Day 35
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99% of car fatalities occur on paved roads. Perhaps the legislature could save those lives if cars were only permitted on unpaved roads.
What about the bullies working in state government?
You know, it's about time something was done about students who are disruptive, who bully other students, and who cause harm to others. As it stands, teachers have no leverage to get the students (and their parents) to make positive changes on their own (grades don't seem to be enough of an incentive.) These are serious problems in the classroom! I know that when I taught public school, I spent countless hours of valuable class time dealing with behavior problems that really should have been spent on instruction.
I really hope to see real improvement in this area -- not lipservice. There's always hope, right?
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