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1、美国马里兰大学为老师添置防弹功能的书写板 Thehigh-techtablet—whichhangsonahook,measures18by20inchesandesinpink,blueandgreen—canbeusedasapersonalshieldforprofessorsunderattack,aordingtothepanythatmakesit,andaportablewritingpadinquietertimes. Calling"campusviolen
2、ceareality"topreparefor,theUniversityofMarylandEasternShoreannouncedplansThursdaytospend$60,000ontheClarkKentofteachersupplies:aninnocuous-lookingwhiteboardthatcanstopbullets. Thehigh-techtablet—whichhangsonahook,measures18by20inchesandesinpink,bl
3、ueandgreen—canbeusedasapersonalshieldforprofessorsunderattack,aordingtothepanythatmakesit,andaportablewritingpadinquietertimes. "Itneedstobeagreatwhiteboardandausefultoolsothatitdoesn'tgethiddeninthecloset,"saidmakerGeorgeTunis.HisWorcesterCountyp
4、anyHardwireLLCstartingoutmakingmilitaryarmor,thenadapteditfortheclassroomafterthetragicshootingslastyearatSandyHookElementarySchoolinNewtown,Conn.,where20childrenandsixadultswerekilled. High-profileincidentslikeSandyHookandthemassmurderof32peoplea
5、tVirginiaTechhaveledcampusesacrossthecountrytofocusonsafety. They'vedevelopedassessmentteamstoevaluatepotentialthreatsandrevampedpoliciestotightensecurity.AndinMarylandnextweek,campuspolicefromnineschoolsaretakingatrainingcourseinrecognizingmental
6、illnesstohelpthemdefusepotentiallydangeroussituations. Bodyarmoristhelatesteffort,securityexpertssaid. "Thereareseveralvendorsthathavethistypeofpersonalizedarmor,"saidS.DanielCarter,anationalcampussafetyadvocate."It'snotsomethingthatisinmuchgre
7、atuse." UMESisthefirstuniversitytoadoptHardwire'stechnology,thoughthepanysaidithassolditsbulletproofwhiteboards,whichcost$299apiece,toroughly100lower-gradeschoolsinfivestates,includingMaryland.Italsomakesbulletproofdoorshields,clipboardsandinserts
8、forchildren'sbackpacks,allofwhichitsellsonline. UMESPresidentJulietteB.Bellsaidinatelephoneinterviewthatshedecidedtoorder200whiteboardsforfacultyusingfundsfromtheuniversity'sfoundationaountsotheschoolcouldbe"proactiveratherthanreactive"inaviolents
