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Monday, February 11, 2008

School closed? Find out at the speed of light

It used be that the emergency-notification system at the school district meant recording a raspy message on an automated answering machine and leaving a message for the local TV and radio station. For the parents, it meant waiting for the entire list to scroll through to see if their child was going to hop back in bed or put on some shoes. Not any more...

Check out the entire article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10Rnotify.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

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