After two campus shooting incidents in two months, Atlanta's school board considers whether to let elementary and middle school students carry cell phones so they can let their parents know they're fine in case of an emergency. High schoolers are allowed to have them, as long as they're turned off during classes. Grady High students could call home to reassure parents after a girl accidentally shot herself in the leg on campus last week. That was very different from January's shooting at Price Middle School, when one student was grazed in the neck by another's gunshot but parents were frantic because they couldn't speak to their children for hours.

In DeKalb County, the process to remove six members of the embattled school board can move forward. U. S. District Judge Richard Story ruled that the district's accreditation loss and resulting harm to the students "are profound" and were riskier to students than harmful to the board members fighting their ousters. Now Governor Deal is under pressure to find the suspended members' replacements, in hopes such a major move will help the accrediting agency SACS lift DeKalb's probation. A committee is accepting applications through 5:00 p.m. March 6. Interested candidates should send their resume, statement of interest, and district for which they're applying to DeKalbSchoolBoardNominations@georgia.gov.

Over the objections of parents, Fayette County's school board votes to close four schools as part of an effort to close a $15 million budget shortfall. Shutting down August Brooks and Tyrone Elementaries, Fayetteville Intermediate and Fayette Middle Schools will save $3.2 million. A couple hundred school system employees are expected to be laid off at the end of June.

Charges are upgraded against 10 Florida A&M band members charged in the 2011 hazing death of Decatur drum major Robert Champion, Jr. New State Attorney Jeff Ashton is charging the defendants with manslaughter now--which carries a penalty of up to 15 years in prison. The move could put pressure on the 12 defendants to seek plea bargains before the case makes it to a courtroom. Prosecutors also charged two new defendants with manslaughter Monday. The state has not revealed details of what prompted the tougher charge. The next status hearing in the case is set for August.

Forbes magazine's annual list of the wealthiest people on the planet includes a record 1,426 people, up 16% from last year. Nine Georgians made the list this year. Anne Cox Chambers, who owns KISS 104's parent company, is the richest of the state with a $12 billion net worth; that ranks at #80 overall. Her nephew Jim Kennedy, chairman of Cox Enterprises, is next on Georgia's list with $6.5 billion. Chick-fil-A's Truett Cathy, the Georgia Aquarium's Bernie Marcus, CNN founder Ted Turner, Falcons' owner Arthur Blank, Mohawk Industries' Jeffrey Lorberbaum, Atlanta religious leader Edir Macedo and Spanx founder Sarah Blakely. The list is topped by Mexican media mogul Carlos Slim and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

The FBI releases its files on investigations it conducted on behalf of Whitney Houston. One investigation involved an alleged extortion attempt in 1992. Agents and prosecutors determined no crime occurred. They also found no evidence of criminal threats to the singer in fan mail that was sent to the FBI for investigation in 1988 and 1999. The 128-page file does not contain any new personal details on the Grammy-winner. Houston felt threatened by one fan in the Netherlands who said he was "president of Europe" and had bought Brazil.

Attention parents: Georgia college students will soon have to fill out a federal application instead of a state form to get financial aid. Beginning June 8, the Georgia Student Finance Commission application will be eliminated. That means students applying for state assistance will have to fill out the free application for federal student aid.

President Barack Obama says he'll keep looking for Republican partners to reach a deal to ease or head off the impact of across-the-board spending cuts that went into effect last week. Some federal agencies say the cuts are already starting to bite. The government says lines have already been longer at some federal agencies. Customs lines are said to be longer at some airports.

Home prices in January jump nearly 10% year over year, according to Core-Logic. Atlanta's among the cities reflecting the greatest increase. Still, prices are 26% below where they were in April, 2006.

In KISS news about your health: American women are not living as long as they used to--especially here in the South and out West. The CDC finds women dying at higher rates than previous years in nearly half the nation's counties. Most affected are disadvantaged white women. Some researchers blame higher smoking rates, obesity and less education.

Could that positive attitude of yours could get you killed? Pessimists tend to live longer than optimists. Researchers in Germany and Switzerland believe it may be because older people with a gloomier life outlook tend to be more cautious and take better care of themselves, fearing the worst. Those with a rosier life view had a 10 per cent greater risk of mortality.

Bakersfield, California police investigate whether any laws were broken when a nurse at an independent living home failed to perform CPR on a dying woman. Glenwood Gardens insists its residents understand no staff member will perform CPR on them. Still, California lawmakers are already talking about making changes to state law. The State Board of Registered Nursing calls it a lapse of ethics. The nurse had called 911 requesting paramedics after an 87-year-old woman collapsed onto the floor of the dining room. During the call, which was a little over seven minutes long, the dispatcher pleaded with the nurse to find anyone who would perform lifesaving measures. The resident died.

The KISS 104 weather forecast: mostly cloudy; 80% chance of afternoon showers, with a high near 63.