Deaf child must change his name sign as it resembles a gun

Three-year-old Hunter Spanjer is deaf. He has been told by a Nebraska public school to change his name sign, as it resembles a gun, or face expulsion.

The school's policies have outraged both parents, right groups and ordinary citizens.

Hunter's father, Brian Spanjer, told Nebraska Central News (NCN), “He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy." ... read more and watch video.

Video: Woman & child step off platform & fall on subway tracks

CCTV cameras in the Boston-area subway caught the scene as a woman walks off the platform, falling on the tracks, holding her 4-year-old child. Commuters came to the rescue.

The CCTV footage is a handout from MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), and shows the woman absent-mindedly stepping off the platform at the MIT/Kendall Square station in Cambridge, falling onto the tracks and narrowly missing the electrified third rail... read more.

Israeli Border Control officer caught on video kicking child

Caught on camera, an Israeli Border Police officer kicks a Palestinian child in the southern West Bank. Police have launched a probe into the incident.

The incident was filmed by a volunteer from B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, on June 29 in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank.

The video footage shows a 9-year-old Palestinian boy walking down the road, when a uniformed officer runs up to him and grabs his arm, causing the child to fall on the ground... read more and watch video.

Ex-priest accused of child sex abuse gets job with TSA

A former Catholic priest, expelled from the ministry over child sexual abuse allegations, now holds a position with TSA at Philadelphia International Airport.

Thomas Harkins, the former priest, was observed working in a highly-frequented area in the airport by the CBS Philadelphia's I-Team.

Harkins reportedly works between Terminals D and E, a busy area of the airport that sees thousands of people, including young children, pass through each day... read full article.

Video: 3-year-old boy on toy scooter survives heavy traffic

The incident was captured on a CCTV camera in the city of Wenzhou in Eastern China. The child weaves his way through heavy traffic and survives.

The video shows the 3-year-old child pedaling without a care through the heavy traffic on his toy scooter, during rush hour, on a very busy street in Wenzhou, Eastern China. The child narrowly avoids being hit by many vehicles including buses.... read full article and view video.