Mother of drowned autistic boy seeks $5M from school, day care firm 
The mother of a 7-year-old autistic boy who drowned in a public pool near his West Baltimore school last summer is suing the city school board and the day care company the board hired.

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Phoenix works to prevent kids from drowning 
On three levels, Phoenix officials are working to ensure that swimming pools are safe and secure against child drowning.

Pool heater likely source of problem 
We have a 5-year-old pool with a saline chlorinating system. The pool is heated. In the past several months, a black coating has appeared on the bottom of the pool. The water was tested, which showed copper was present, but otherwise the water was OK. No one has been able to figure out why this has happened. We had someone look at the heater, and no problem was found. Any thoughts?