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Security protocols leave threat responses up to schools
By CAROLYN THOMPSON - Associated Press
Sat,12/18/21-7:15AM , 184 Reads
School systems nationwide rely on high-level expertise from the U.S. Secret Service and others as they work to stay vigilant for signs of potential student violence, training staff, surveilling social media and urging others to tip them off.
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Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots
By ANGELO FICHERA AND SOPHIA TULP - Associated Press
Fri,12/17/21-5:44PM , 139 Reads
Jake West was a seemingly healthy 17-year-old when he collapsed during high school football practice in Indiana and died of sudden cardiac arrest. A video widely shared online falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccination is to blame, weaving headlines about him into a rapid-fire compilation of news coverage about athletes collapsing.
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FACT FOCUS: Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes
By JOSH KELETY AND ANGELO FICHERA - Associated Press
Fri,12/17/21-5:39PM , 42 Reads
The CEO of a major airline suggested during a congressional hearing this week that face masks provide little value on planes — a claim that was quickly amplified online.

Citing high-quality filtration systems aboard planes, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stated that “masks don’t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment.”
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TikTok posts referencing violence raise anxiety at schools
By KANTELE FRANKO AND MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press
Fri,12/17/21-12:17PM , 75 Reads
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some parents kept their children home, police stepped up patrols and educators tightened security protocols Friday in response to viral TikTok posts alluding to unconfirmed threats of violence that raised anxiety levels at schools nationwide.
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