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  2. School corporal punishment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Texas, teachers are permitted to paddle children and to use "any other physical force" to control children in the name of discipline; [15] in Alabama, the rules are more explicit: teachers are permitted to use a "wooden paddle approximately 24 inches (610 mm) in length, 3 inches (76 mm) wide and 0.5 inches (13 mm) thick." [16]

  3. Schools opening near fire zones are safe, district officials ...

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    The Palisades fire claimed two elementary schools and badly damaged Palisades Charter High School. But campuses near fire zones — those with buildings intact, including Odyssey, Canyon and ...

  4. United States free speech exceptions - Wikipedia

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    The government is not permitted to fire an employee based on the employee's speech if three criteria are met: the speech addresses a matter of public concern; the speech is not made pursuant to the employee's job duties, but rather the speech is made in the employee's capacity as a citizen; [47] and the damage inflicted on the government by the ...

  5. Freedom of speech in schools in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Frederick, it permitted a school to exercise control over the words displayed on a large banner at a school-sponsored event, when those words convey a message promoting the use of illegal drugs. These rulings demonstrate the Court's acknowledgment of the obligation placed on schools to preserve educational goals and provide a supportive ...

  6. Vinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    Due to its toxic nature, vinyl chloride is not found in other products. Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is very stable, storable and not toxic. [2] Until 1974, vinyl chloride was used in aerosol spray propellant. [7] Vinyl chloride was briefly used as an inhalational anaesthetic, in a similar vein to ethyl chloride, though its toxicity limited this use.

  7. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    PVC is often used as the insulating sheath on electrical cables. PVC is chosen because of its good electrical insulation, ease of extrusion, and resistance to burn. [40] In a fire, PVC can form hydrogen chloride fumes; the chlorine serves to scavenge free radicals, making PVC-coated wires fire retardant.

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  9. Formosa Plastics propylene explosion - Wikipedia

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    Fire engine from the Emergency Response Team fighting the fires following the explosion. The Formosa Plastics propylene explosion was a propylene release and explosion that occurred on October 6, 2005, in the Olefins II Unit at the Formosa Plastics plant in Point Comfort, Texas, United States. The subsequent fire burned for five days. [1]