When a gunman opened fire on a Rancho Tehama elementary school, the school's lockdown and classroom protocol helped prevent extensive injuries and loss of lives. We discuss the influence of the security measures used. We also mull over the proposal of an all-online community college in California; consider future discipline the UCLA basketball players arrested in China may face; and more.
Is the NorCal shooting a textbook case for how schools should handle similar incidents?
On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in the small Northern California town of Rancho Tehama Reserve, about 130 miles north of Sacramento, killing at least four and wounding many others before being shot dead by police.
The 45-minute shooting spree occurred at multiple locations, including an elementary school. The school had a locked front gate, which the gunman rammed through with his truck. It’s reported that school officials heard the gunshots first and immediately put the campus into lockdown, but the sequence of events is still unclear as a number of scenes are under investigation.
As more details come to light, Rancho Tehama Elementary has received praise for their fast response in what could have been a much deadlier massacre. What can other schools takeaway from this elementary school’s protocol under similar circumstances? And what additional security measures could have been taken? We get the latest from both a reporter and a security expert who have been following the story.
Guests:
Adia White, reporter for North State Public Radio (NSPR); she’s been following the story and tweets
Tom Czyz, CEO and co-founder of Armoured One, a security company based in Syracuse, New York which specializes in active shooter training for schools, security assessments and bullet resistant glass
How the GOP tax plan became an ACA repeal plan
The Senate’s version of the tax overhaul plan will include a repeal of the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act.
The move accomplishes two things: it’s a way to help pay for the major tax cuts the tax overhaul wants to accomplish, and it does away with a key part of the ACA that Republicans have long been against.
Furthermore, the Senate has announced that its version would sunset their tax cuts for individuals by 2025, while the suggested tax cuts for corporations would remain permanent.
What are the chances of its passage in the Senate?
Guest:
Sahil Kapur, a national political reporter for Bloomberg News based in D.C. who’s been following the story; he tweets
CA wants to close the higher education gap by creating a statewide-online community college
On Monday, a proposal for an all-online community college was heard in efforts to boost job prospects for about 2 million working class Californians who lack full degrees.
The California Community College’s Board of Governors heard three proposals aimed at helping residents who have some college under their belt, but don’t feel that community college’s current offerings address their needs or provide opportunities to move up in their careers.
Proponents of the initiative, called Project FLOW (Flex Learning Options for Workers), say it’s a necessary option to provide better job access for an underserved population. Critics say the state’s funds should be invested into already existing schools with online programs.
The FLOW workgroup is accepting public comment until November 22.
Read the full story here.
Guests:
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the California Community Colleges
Michelle Pilati, professor of psychology at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier; past president of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, which represents faculty with respect to professional and academic matters
How should UCLA discipline the 3 players caught shoplifting in China?
The three Bruins basketball players who were detained in China for stealing Louis Vuitton sunglasses have now returned home.
While they escaped punishment in China, LiAngelo Ball and others now face potential penalty from the Bruins.
What’s appropriate discipline for the players?
Guests:
Rick Burton, professor of sport management and faculty athletic representative to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the NCAA at Syracuse University
Welch Suggs, associate professor of journalism at the University of Georgia; from 2005-2007 he was associate director for the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group established by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that looks at reforms to strengthen the educational mission of college sports
LeBron James said he’d never pay for an app. So what are some of the things you’re cheap about?
LeBron James has pretty much everything: fame, a multimillion dollar contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike, and three NBA championship rings.
You’d think paying for data roaming wouldn’t be a big deal for him.
Nope.
James and his longtime friend and basketball sidekick Dwyane Wade were interviewed by ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. She asked whether he was truly as cheap as everyone says he is.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLvnOLcOprY
James responded in the affirmative, adding that not only does he refuse to turn on his data roaming, he also is not a fan of paying for a smartphone app, and that he still uses the free version of the music streaming site, Pandora.
Inspired by these comments from one of the richest athletes in the country, AirTalk wants to know what are some of the things you just refuse to dole out money for? A Netflix subscription? Internet access on a flight? A car wash?
Here are some of the things you told us you're cheap about:
Listener Ben says, “I won’t spend more than $1 for greeting cards.”
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
Listener Ben says, “I won’t spend more than $1 for greeting cards.”
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017
“I re-use Ziploc bags. I wash them and re-use them,” says one listener.
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
“I re-use Ziploc bags. I wash them and re-use them,” says one listener.
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017
Listener Bill pinches
packets from coffee shops. “I haven’t bought sugar in years!”
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
Listener Bill pinches @SweetNLowBrand packets from coffee shops. “I haven’t bought sugar in years!”
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017
Shelly in Hollywood says her husband will not pay for parking - valet or even meters. Instead he'll find a free spot. “We will drive for miles!"
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
Shelly in Hollywood says her husband will not pay for parking - valet or even meters. Instead he'll find a free spot. “We will drive for miles!"
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017
Listener Bobby in Burbank says, “I haven’t bought a pair of sunglasses in 30 years.” He works in a restaurant and goes through the lost-and-found once a month for leftover sunglasses.
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
Listener Bobby in Burbank says, “I haven’t bought a pair of sunglasses in 30 years.” He works in a restaurant and goes through the lost-and-found once a month for leftover sunglasses.
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017
Phillip, an attorney in Beverly Hills, limits himself to $5 for any lunch. He grew up without much money and his mother set this limit for him and his sister when he was little. “It’s habit.”
— AirTalk (@AirTalk)
Phillip, an attorney in Beverly Hills, limits himself to $5 for any lunch. He grew up without much money and his mother set this limit for him and his sister when he was little. “It’s habit.”
— AirTalk with Larry Mantle (@AirTalk) November 15, 2017