BILL TO SUPPORT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Angus King (I-Maine) reintroduced legislation to provide additional resources to support the mental health and safety of children and improve educational outcomes for students. The Social-Emotional Learning for Families (SELF) Act would direct the Department of Education to establish a competitive grant program that supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of successful teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement. The programs aim to improve teachers’ and school leaders’ ability to develop and support the social-emotional learning (SEL) of children – a need that has been highlighted by the broad-reaching impacts of the pandemic and school closures on students across the nation. “Resources to equip students with social and emotional learning skills are more critical…

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Bridgeport News: Officer At Illegal Club Shooting Terminated

2021-06-08 #Bridgeport CT-- Probation Officer Kaitlyn Edwards who was at the illegal after hours club at 1023 Main Street when two men were shot and killed has been terminated effective immediately ,. The Chief of Police, Civil Service Director and the Civil Service Commission today voted to terminate her. Charles Dimples Barnes, 38, of Bloomfield, and, Norman Charles Peter, 40, of Stamford where gunned down inside the club's basement. Police arrested Josiah J. Israel, 35, and Christopher Mojica, 37, on the charges of illegal sale of alcohol, conspiracy to commit illegal sale of alcohol and second-degree reckless endangerment.

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DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION BILL

Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong praised final passage of An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches, a measure sought by the Office of the Attorney General to update and strengthen Connecticut’s breach notification statute. “Connecticut has led the nation in data privacy for over a decade, and this legislation ensures that we will continue to do so. Since we passed one of our nation’s first laws protecting consumers from online data breaches, technology and risks have evolved. This legislation ensures that our laws reflect those evolving risks and continue to offer strong, comprehensive protection for Connecticut residents,” said Attorney General Tong. In 2005, Connecticut passed one of the nation’s first laws protecting consumers from online data breaches. Since then, technology…

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Norwalk News: SHOOTING – Meadow Gardens

#Norwalk CT--On Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 10:22 PM, the Norwalk Police DepartmentCombined Dispatch received 911 calls from Norwalk Hospital regarding a male with a gunshotwound dropped off to Norwalk Hospital by individuals in a vehicle.Police Officers immediately responded to the area of the hospital and found and stopped thevehicle in question. Officers were able to determine that the victim was shot while at MeadowGardens. Officers responded to the area of Meadow Gardens Housing Complex where theylocated and secured a crime scene in the area of the basketball court. Investigators respondedand began gathering evidence and speaking with witnesses. At this time, our investigatorsknow that a dark vehicle was driving by basketball court area of the Meadow Gardens HousingComplex, where…

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