Lab 3 News Webs and Hot Potatoes

• News Link:
  Toddlers Drown In Pond While Babysitter Naps


• Key Words: (All word definitions from American Heritage Dictionary.)
  Toddlers: A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  Accidentally: Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.
  Cpl. (Police Corporal): A Police Corporal is someone who ssumes responsible role in area of assignment at level requiring higher degree of discretion and independence than at level of Police Officer. Here is a more detailed description of a Police Corporal's job.
  Rescuers: Someone who saves people from danger or violence.
  Frantically: Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration
  Emergency: A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  Performing: To begin and carry through to completion; do: The surgeon performed the operation.
  Authorities: The power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge.
  Investigators:One, especially a detective, who investigates.
  Associated Press: It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video. Here is the Official Website of AP.
  Preclude: To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity.
  Negligent: Characterized by careless ease or informality; casual.
  Reckless: Careless.
  
  
• Questions: Multiple Choices, Short Answers.



• Summary: Toddlers wandered out of house while sitter slept!!! Two toddlers accidentally drown in Pennsylvania pond. Girls, 20 months and 2 years, were put down for nap. The Teenage babysitter tells police she also fell asleep. The ruling would not preclude criminal charges if investigators determined the baby sitter was negligent or reckless.