/technology10dVerizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones - Ars TechnicaVerizon has imposed a 35-day waiting period for customers who want to unlock their paid-off phones, even if they pay off their device installment plan online or in the Verizon app. This change, which applies retroactively, means that customers who paid off their plans before the policy change are still subject to the 35-day wait. The only way to avoid this delay is to pay off the device plan at a Verizon corporate store using a secure payment method. Verizon claims this policy is necessary to prevent fraud, but critics argue that it unfairly burdens customers who use common payment methods.
/politics11dTeachers describe immigration enforcement’s impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policyTeachers across the country have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging a policy that allows immigration enforcement at schools, churches, and medical sites. The lawsuit, filed by an Oregon farmworkers union and a group of churches, argues that the policy change was 'arbitrary and capricious'. The accounts support a lawsuit in federal court in Oregon that challenges a policy allowing immigration enforcement at schools, churches, and medical sites. The American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and three preschool employees joined the suit in September. Teachers in several cities report disrupted learning, higher absenteeism, and students switching to virtual classes.
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