After Scandal, Bill Aims to Facilitate Teacher Firings
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it easier to fire public school teachers in serious cases, like those involving drugs, violence or sex abuse. The bill comes in the wake of a scandal at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, where a veteran teacher was allowed to resign rather than be fired -- even after he was charged with 23 counts of lewd acts against children.
Finding Solutions to Cell Phone Abuse Behind Bars
The company that runs pay phones in California prisons has agreed to install new technology to block illegal cell phone use in those facilities. State officials insist the deal won't cost taxpayers a dime.
