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People with a history of certain mental-health conditions may now apply for waivers to join the U.S. Army.USA Today reports the policy has gone unannounced and was enacted in August. The Army has struggled to reach goals and has a current goal of recruiting 80,000 soldiers through next September. Last year's goal was 69,000, USA Today's report said.The Army has already been accepting people who fare poorly on aptitude tests. 451

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Parents of children with special needs are grappling with uncertainty as the upcoming school year approaches. Many districts are trying to address special education learning while also preventing the spread of COVID-19 in schools."My son was diagnosed 8 months ago with ADHD inattentive disorder and this is for a child that lacks focus and has a hard time focusing. I say that it sounds very simplistic but for a child who has the issue, it's a neurological development issue," said Silvina Traba. Traba says her 7-year-old's disorder has made it difficult for him to learn to read. Right now, he's on a 504 plan, a document under the federal government that helps parents and schools work together to address a child's underlying disability. Her son is also being evaluated to be on an individualized education program, or IEP, which provides specific learning and special education services for students.When Traba's son had to do remote learning when schools shut down in the spring in New Jersey, he had a difficult time. At school, there are a number of things to help him learn."In a classroom setting there are physical things like a noodle chair that moves with the child or special pencils, a special device put on the desk for sensory processing," said Traba. Their family tried to provide some of the same physical adjustments at home but found his focus in front of a computer just wasn't there. Traba was told her son wasn't making enough academic progress."I'm seriously concerned that not having that person-to-person contact, face-to-face contact with the experts, the subject matter experts, we’re going to be in the same place come next summer where I’m going to be told he’s not really making progress despite having certain things in place," said Traba. She says the possibility of contracting COVID-19 also has her very scared to send him to school. Traba hopes that however her son's school decides to conduct learning this fall, they pay close attention to special needs children who need more than just a laptop and the right school supplies.Traba says there's a difference for her child doing face-to-face learning versus on a computer. "It is extremely difficult. He needs to be prompt and redirected continually to refocus. He needs to sometimes be prompted to take breaks in order to refocus and in person it's much easier for the instructor to notice him trailing off or to be able to redirect him. Sometimes it's simple like a physical touch on his desk or hand near him," said Traba.A number of school districts have said students in special education will be accommodated if they choose to do remote learning for the fall. Fulton County Schools in the Atlanta, Georgia area say the district will help families if any changes need to be made to a student's IEP. However, providing all special education programs as normal may not always be possible with distance learning.Annemarie Bohn is a special education teacher, and also has three children with varying special needs. She says remote learning can be difficult for teachers and staff who work in special education."It's really hard on teachers because teachers that work with students like this, they are constantly taking down data whether they're writing it down or not. They're constantly taking data because every teacher I know who’s ever worked in this field they're constantly working to try to work better with the student, so its a disability on the teachers as well," said Bohn. Plus, sometimes the pressure on parents to emulate the special instruction their student receives in class can be difficult and hard to attain.Bohn says there are some children in special education who actually fare better outside of a long day in the classroom because their disabilities are more visibly seen in-person and can make them feel overwhelmed. "A dyslexia student will say things or pronounce things incorrectly and they’ll see that response from other students when they pronounce things incorrectly. So that stress is taken out, that feedback is taken out and my children benefited from that," said Bohn.While some special needs students might actually benefit from remote learning, Bohn says others may see permanent loss of education, especially if they don't have the right supports at home. 4294

Papa John's is trying to repair the damage caused by its CEO's controversial comments about the NFL protests.Two weeks ago, CEO John Schnatter triggered fierce criticism by saying the pizza chain's sales were hurt by the NFL's handling of the controversy over players kneeling during the National Anthem to protest police violence and racial injustice."This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago," Schnatter said on a conference call with investors. "The controversy is polarizing the customer, polarizing the country."The comments spurred a backlash on social media, made the company the butt of jokes on late night shows and forced it to distance itself from neo-Nazi groups.On Tuesday evening, Papa John's -- which has been a league sponsor since 2010 -- attempted an apology on Twitter."The statements made on our earnings call were describing the factors that impact our business and we sincerely apologize to anyone that thought they were divisive," it said. "That definitely was not our intention."The pizza chain said that it supports "the players' movement to create a new platform for change" but that it also believes that "as Americans, we should honor our anthem.""We will work with the players and league to find a positive way forward. Open to ideas from all. Except neo-nazis," the company tweeted, offering a "middle finger" emoji to "those guys."  1397

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A rare two-headed southern black racer snake was recently found at a home in Palm Harbor.Kay Rogers said her cat brought the snake into the home through the doggy door. The cat placed the snake on the carpet."She brings us presents all the time. This day, my daughter sent me a message. 'Mom, she brought in a snake, and it has two heads,'" Rogers saif. "I think this tops it, but she's an adventurous cat for sure."Rogers said her 13-year-old daughter, Avery, placed the snake in a plastic container. She said her daughter and her son like learning about reptiles."We went and got like a habitat setup for it. I was talking to a couple different reptile specialists and they were kind of helping me through what to do with him like getting him a heating pad and trying to feed him," Rogers said.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shared the story on Facebook. FWC said the phenomenon, bicephaly, is uncommon, but happens during embryo development when two monozygotic twins failed to separate, leaving the heads conjoined onto a single body.FWC says that both heads' tongue flicks and react to movement, but not always in the same way. Two-headed snakes are unlikely to survive in the wild, as the two brains make different decisions that inhibit the ability to feed or escape from predators."Because of the two head thing, he's very uncoordinated and couldn't get to the food very well. It was like one head would see the food and try to go for it, the other would be going the other way and pulling him back," Rogers said.The snake is currently being cared for and monitored by FWC staff."He was really an easy pet," Rogers said. I really just wanted to kind of see him thrive and have people that would take care of him and give him the best chance. I know, well my daughter's research shows they don't live well in the wild at all. I know captivity was the best hope for him."This story was originally published by Dan Trujillo on WFTS in Tampa, Florida. 2006

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