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Alton High School Introduces New Safety Measures After Altercations

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ALTON - Alton Community Unit School District #11 (ACUSD11) has released statements about increased safety measures following student altercations on Aug. 30. In a letter to parents sent on Sept. 5, Superintendent Dr. Kristie Baumgartner explained that the school district has enacted several new policies and procedures to maintain student and staff safety. This includes the installation of new concealed weapons detection systems and an increased law enforcement presence at Alton High School. “The multiple physical altercations that took place on Aug. 30 were deeply concerning,” Baumgartner said in her letter. “The extreme disruption to the learning environment caused by these incidents was inexcusable and unacceptable. Please know we are in the process of administering school consequences to the students involved and working with our law enforcement partners regarding any legal consequences. While we cannot share the discipline of other students, please know these

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Applications for Florissant Fall Festival

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Old Town Fall Festival Returns Sunday, Oct. 8 With All Your Favorites         Florissant Old Town Partners and the City of Florissant have announces the date of their 26th annual Florissant Old Town Fall Festival. Each year the attendance for this festival is estimated at over 30,000 people. The Fall Festival on rue St. Francois […]

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     LOOKS LIKE I MADE IT! ….after a week of Covid

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  Look at Opening Events at Ascension Charity Classic at Norwood Country Club               By Tom Anselm So I am in Day 8 of Covid, feeling remarkably better, but on my way to get my media credentials, the sky turned weird and so did my forehead. Long known for being able to predict the weather […]

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Raw data: Incarceration of 1st generation Latino immigrants

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Via Tyler Cowen, a new study estimates the incarceration rate of immigrant men vs. native born Americans from 1870 to the present day. In the present context of the immigration debate we care mostly about immigrants from south of the border, so here's the chart for that: Up until 1960 male Latino immigrants had a ...continue reading "Raw data: Incarceration of 1st generation Latino immigrants"
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