Stratford News: Fight At Bunnell High

Stratford Police Press Release #Stratford CT-- At approximately 07:30 am a fight broke out at Bunnell High School. The fight involved numerous students (appx 10) and faculty/staff intervened in an attempt to break up the fight. Several Stratford officers and the School Resource officer responded to the disturbance and took control of the scene and school. The school was placed in a temporary lockdown to ensure no students were injured. The lockdown hassince been lifted.At this time two students (juveniles) are in custody and the investigation is ongoing. This press release was made possible by:

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BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE FACEBOOK PAPERS

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following release in response to a series of recently published stories known as The Facebook Papers: “These damning documents underscore that Facebook leadership chronically ignored serious internal alarms, choosing to put profits over people. Facebook is obviously unable to police itself as its powerful algorithms drive deeply harmful content to children and fuel hate. These disclosures demand the full release of the company’s research on the harms to teens and even to our democracy. This resoundingly adds to the drumbeat of calls for reform, rules to protect teens, and real transparency and accountability from Facebook and its Big Tech peers.” As Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection,…

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Social Media Hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM titled “Protecting Kids Online: Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube.” Representatives from Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube will testify at the hearing. “Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment—a moment of reckoning,” said Blumenthal. “We need to understand the impact of popular platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube on children and what companies can do better to keep them safe. The bombshell reports about Facebook and Instagram—their toxic impacts on…

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