This 13-year-old boy recorded his talk with the principal — now he's being charged with an eavesdropping felony

A 13-year-old Illinois student has been charged with a Class 4 felony count of eavesdropping after recording a conversation with his school principal on his cellphone, according to Illinois Policy, an independent public policy group that lobbies for personal freedom.

Paul Boron, a student at Manteno Middle School in Manteno, Ill., reportedly fell afoul of the state’s eavesdropping law when he met with his principal and assistant principal on Feb. 16.

Boron used his cellphone to record audio from his conversation about detentions with Principal David Conrad and his assistant principal, Nathan Short. When Boron told the men that he was recording their 10-minute discussion, which took place in the reception area of the school secretary’s office with the door open, Conrad allegedly ended the conversation and warned him that he was breaking the law.

Sure enough, Boron was charged with a single count of eavesdropping in April. Kankakee County Assistant State’s Attorney Mark Laws argued that the middle-schooler “used a cellphone to surreptitiously record a private conversation between the minor and school officials without consent of all parties.” 

The principal shut down the conversation when he learned it was being recorded. (Photo: Welles Enterprises/Getty Images)

Boron, who is visually impaired, is now awaiting his fate — and the prospect of a guilty verdict weighs heavy on his family.

“If I do go to court and get wrongfully convicted, my whole life is ruined,” he told Illinois Policy, which is pushing to have the eavesdropping law changed. “I think they’re going too far.”

“It blew my mind that they would take it that far,” mom Leah McNally added. “I want to see him be able to be happy and live up to his full potential in life, especially with the disability he has.”Recording a conversation without the consent of all parties is considered a Cass 4 felonylas a first offense — the same as crimes like bigamy, child abduction, hate crime, and computer fraud. With a second offense, it becomes a Class 3 felony. While sentencing is determined by the judge, it could involve jail time — or a juvenile detention center — and a fine of up to $25,000.

Boron’s case has raised questions about whether school officials should expect privacy in their interactions with students, and some have argued that having the right to record could protect minors from being subject to abuse.

The one culture war Fox News won't fight

There’s nothing Fox News enjoys more than a good culture war. When President Trump first attacked protesting NFL players, Fox happily piled on, yakking about millionaire athletes for hours and hours. Any time a celebrity blows off steam, from Samantha Bee to Robert De Niro, you can be sure Fox & Friends, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and The Ingraham Angle will be hooting and hollering in ridicule. Now there are new targets for Fox News: Prominent producer-writers like Seth MacFarlane, Judd Apatow, Modern Family’s Steve Levitan, and How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas have all been tweeting against Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border. But there has been virtually no derision from the Fox talking heads. Why? Because Apatow has done something no prominent celebrity has done before: He has made the connection between Fox News, Fox’s entertainment division, the Rupert Murdoch family that owns 21st Century Fox, and their unceasing support of everything Trump says and does.

This is crucial. Apatow is articulating for millions of his followers what some of us have been saying on a smaller scale: that the misinformation and anger stirred up by Fox News every single day is having a terrible effect on the country, making millions of people less knowledgable about the facts and far more rude in civic discourse. Beyond that, Apatow’s tweets connect to the business motives behind this.

Apatow began with tweets about the immigration crisis, writing: “It’s important to speak up when your boss is the propaganda arm which promotes putting children in cages and holding them hostage so Trump can build a wall. What other stars, showrunners or executives from Fox will speak up against this madness?” But now he has broadened his attack: “People don’t want to deal with the fact that when you work for any part of Fox you are supporting a family which has made billions lying and manipulating our citizens for their personal financial gain. Now that includes supporting the kidnapping of children.” Apatow has starting using the hashtag #boycottfox and tweeting, “You can’t just boycott Fox News. You have to boycott Fox everything. Movies, TV, sports, business, books. Shut it all off. Stop buying. They support the kidnapping of children and babies…”Apatow’s ideas are spreading. That’s almost certainly why Trevor Noah did this Daily Show segment Tuesday night, which concluded with him exhorting his viewers to “get on the phone and call the people who can do something about this. I’m not talking about Congress. I’m talking about the policy makers at Fox News.” He ran Fox’s phone number on the screen.

How do I know this line of attack is potent? Because the Fox News heads have not been sniping at Apatow. Because Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night refrained from calling Seth MacFarlane by his name when Carlson alluded to “one famous liberal” who “donated two and a half million dollars to NPR”—which MacFarlane did specifically in response to Tucker Carlson’s command to his viewers to believe the opposite of everything they hear from every news source other than Fox News.

Unless I’ve missed it, there hasn’t been much of a specific response to Apatow’s or MacFarlane’s tweets on Fox. Certainly there have been none of the usual Fox segments, complete with interviews from sympathetic voices, eager to tear down the latest “liberal” plot. That’s partly due to the fact that the subject framing this — the immigration crisis — is running heavily against Trump and Fox in public sentiment: It’s no longer a “liberal” or “conservative” issue. But it’s also due, I think there’s no doubt, to the fact that Carlson and his colleagues have to tiptoe around direct criticism of their bosses. Tweet away, Judd!

Racing cyclist 'smashes into a horse and then flips his middle finger' at the terrified rider as she tries to regain control of the animal after overtaking them on the inside

• Rider says there was no warning of a triathlon on the road she was using
• Footage shows cyclists speed past as one bashes into terrified horse's side 
• Rider Jennifer Katherine says cyclist showed no remorse and none stopped 
• Human Race Events said anyone responsible would be disqualified from the race
• TV presenter and keen cyclist Jeremy Vine shared video with caption 'appalling'

This is the moment a triathlon cyclist sent a horse bolting as he 'smashed into the animal when trying to undercut it' - before racing off and appearing to show the rider his middle finger. 

Jennifer Katherine was out enjoying a ride and did not realise she had ridden into the Windsor Triathlon route until bikes began whizzing by her at around 9am yesterday. 

Her headcam shows the moment a cyclist appears to try to undertake her and clips the animal, causing it to 'rear and bolt' with Jennifer still in the saddle. 

Jennifer Katherine revealed the moment she was surrounded by cyclists who undercut her ans scared her horse

Jennifer can be heard screaming 'oh my f***ing God' in fear as she tries to regain control of her horse.

Meanwhile, the cyclist races on and does not stop to see if she or the animal are OK, appearing to turn and give what Jennifer claims to be the 'middle finger' to her. 

Race organisers Human Race Events have confirmed they are reviewing the video and are investigating in a bit to track down the cyclist - claiming those at fault will be 'disqualified'. 

The rider an be seen on her horse on a quiet road in Windsor.  Posting under the name Jennifer Katharine, she wrote that she was unaware that any event was taking place

Jennifer, from Windsor, Berks, said: 'Nobody stopped and the cyclist that hit me seemed to show no remorse by what looks like him lifting his middle finger at me whilst riding off as I screamed.

 'Although one cyclist hit me, I am surprised there wasn't more. Many individuals on this stretch of road at this time had passed dangerously and irresponsibly - too fast and too close. 

'They also put other road users at risk by putting themselves between my horse and oncoming vehicles. 

Rider Jennifer Katherine says a cyclist showed no remorse and showed her his middle finger after he scared her horse in a move which could have ended in serious injury 

The frightened horse can be seen jolting after the cyclist bashes into its side and injuring the woman's foot. He showed no remorse as he cycled on while Jennifer cried out

'It was terrifying being on a spooked horse and knowing that these individuals weren't willing to stop. 

'I am lucky to ride such a calm animal but there are other horses that really wouldn't have tolerated the speed and proximity of those cyclists, risking everyone. I am genuinely concerned. 

'There are many amazing road users that pass safely (and who should always be thanked by horse riders) but there does seem to be a growing lack of awareness of how to pass horses safely on the road and indeed with other vulnerable road users such as cyclists. 

TV presenter and keen cyclist Jeremy Vine has shared the footage of the spooked animal on Twitter with the caption: 'Appalled by this'

'I think that is what is more shocking in this instance as I felt victimised by many of the individuals on bicycles on that road at that time and particularly by the one individual that hit my horse and I.' 

The incident left Jennifer in shock and she claimed to have an injury to her ankle while the horse lost one of its back shoes in the incident.

Jennifer said she has reported the incident to the police, who she is due to meet with later this afternoon.

TV presenter and keen cyclist Jeremy Vine has shared the footage of the spooked animal on Twitter with the caption: 'Appalled by this.' 

 She claimed there was no event warning on the road. 

Jennifer said: 'I would not have been out on the road in any form had I known there was a sporting event on. 

The organisers, Human Race Events said anyone found responsible would be disqualified from the race. They tweeted that they do not condone dangerous cycling of any kind

'I saw no signs alerting the local that an event would take place on the road I was on and when, hence why I went out like any normal early Sunday morning this time of year. 

'I'm very thankful to the event officials for their prompt investigation into identifying the individual and the sincerity in which they are taking the incident.' Human Race Events tweeted: 

'We are currently investigating an incident at the Windsor Triathlon involving a group of cyclists and a horse rider. 

'We are taking this very seriously. Riders will be identified and disqualified from all Human Race Events. All riders are briefed to follow the Highway Code. 

'We do not condone dangerous cycling of any kind. We sincerely apologise to the individual affected.' They later updated their Twitter feed with another statement, which read: 'We are in contact with the individual effected by the horrible incident earlier today at Windsor Triathlon. We want to sincerely apologise to her and her poor horse. 

'We have convened a senior level committee internally, and along with British Triathlon we will be reviewing the video evidence to identify those involved in this. 

Those at fault will be disqualified and banned from all future Human Race events. 

'There will be further ramifications for these people with British Triathlon and potentially further action taken.' Thames Valley Police were contacted for comment.

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Do YOU know the difference between were, where and wear? Homophone quiz challenges players to pick out the correct word (and it's trickier than you think)

• Playbuzz quiz challenges players to pick the correct word to use in a sentence
• Each is a homophone - words that sound the same with different meanings
• Its creator claims people will struggle to score more than 15/20 in the test 

Whether it's where, wear and were or there, their and they're, people often find themselves stumbling over homophones. 

This new Playbuzz quiz puts players' knowledge to the test by asking them to identify the word missing from a given sentence. 

The two possible answers sound the same but have very different meanings, which makes things a little trickier. 

Indeed the test's creator claims it's so difficult that people will struggle to score 15/20 or above. 

Think you have what it takes? Scroll down to take the test - but the answers are at the bottom, so not cheating... 

 

This new quiz asks players to identify the word missing from a given sentence. The two possible answers sound the same but have very different meanings. Stock image

Theresa May REFUSES to back Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt on changing the law on medical cannabis after epileptic boy Billy Caldwell's case

• May was challenged to endorse her Health Secretary on medical cannabis 
• But she stopped short of backing a full review on how the law works 
• Home Office has been unable to confirm whether any review is actually starting 
• Theresa May today refused to endorse her Health Secretary's call for a full review into the use of medical cannabis in the wake of the Billy Caldwell case.
  The Prime Minister insisted there was a 'good reason' for Britain's tough drug rules hours after Jeremy Hunt suggested a full review had been ordered by Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
  Mrs May said it was already possible to get one off licences for the medical use of cannabis in defiance of claims from Mr Hunt there was an urgent need to change the law. 
  In a bid to bridge the divide, Home Office Minister Nick Hurd announced an expert medical panel was being appointed to advise ministers on individual cases involving cannabis.
  The Home Office insisted this was not a full review of the law, as has been demanded by Mr Hunt and Mr Javid.   
  In other developments it has emerged Mr Javid tried and failed to raise the case of Billy Caldwell, a 12-year-old who takes cannabis oil to control epileptic seizures, in Cabinet today. 
  Cabinet sources played down the clash between Mrs May and Mr Javid, saying he had been relaxed about the way the PM handled the situation.
  There was said to have been a misunderstanding about whether the politicians were expecting the 'incredibly complex' issue to be debated at Cabinet today.  
  

  Theresa May (pictured today making a speech on the NHS) refused to endorse her Health Secretary's call for a full review into the use of medical cannabis in the wake of the Billy Caldwell case
  

  Billy's mother Charlotte Caldwell, of Castlederg in County Tyrone, has called for an urgent meeting with Mr Javid and Mr Hunt to discuss the positive impact on her son's condition of cannabis oil, which is restricted in the UK but legal elsewhere in the world Answering an urgent question in the Commons, Mr Hurd told MPs recent had 'highlighted the need for the Government to explore the issue further and our handling of these issues further'.

  He announced the establishment of an expert clinicians' panel to advise ministers on any individual applications to prescribe cannabis-based medications.

  Mr Hurd said he had asked chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies to take forward work on the panel.Mrs May had appeared to play down the prospect earlier today. The PM said: 'Do we need to look at these cases and consider what we've got in place? Yes. 

  'But what needs to drive us in all these cases has to be what clinicians are saying about these issues.

  'There's a very good reason why we've got a set of rules around cannabis and other drugs, because of the impact that they have on people's lives, and we must never forget that.'

  Mr Javid intervened over the weekend on the grounds of urgent medical need to grant a 20-day licence for Billy to be treated with cannabis oil, after he suffered seizures following the confiscation at Heathrow Airport of supplies brought by his mother from Canada.

  And earlier today, Mr Hunt told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Mr Javid had acted 'extremely decisively' in the case, adding: 'What he has announced yesterday is that he is going to review the law around this as quickly as he can'.

  The Health Secretary added: 'I don't think anyone who followed that story could sensibly say that we are getting the law on this kind of thing right.'

  Challenged over whether the legal situation could remain unchanged for weeks or months in the face of cases like Billy's, Mr Hunt replied: 'I sincerely hope not.'

  He added: 'It does take time, because we've got to not only look at the law, we've got to look at the clinical evidence and make sure there are no unintended consequences.

  'But I think we all know that we need to find a different way.'

  

  The Prime Minister insisted there was a 'good reason' for Britain's tough drug rules hours after Jeremy Hunt suggested a full review had been ordered by Home Secretary Sajid Javid

  But when the PM's official spokesman was asked at a regular Westminster media briefing whether a review of the law was under way, he replied: 'We have reviewed this individual case and a decision has been taken based on clinical advice.

  'Beyond that, I don't have anything specific for you, beyond saying that we will continue to look at clinical evidence and take decisions on that basis.'

  The spokesman added: 'In terms of the Health Secretary this morning, I think he said we have to look at the law and the clinical evidence. I think that's something that we are alive to.

  

  Mr Javid intervened over the weekend on the grounds of urgent medical need to grant a 20-day licence for Billy to be treated with cannabis oil

  'But equally, going forward, any decisions will have to be made on the basis of clinical evidence and how to provide the best treatment.'

  Billy's mother Charlotte Caldwell, of Castlederg in County Tyrone, has called for an urgent meeting with Mr Javid and Mr Hunt to discuss the positive impact on her son's condition of cannabis oil, which is restricted in the UK but legal elsewhere in the world.

  She credits the oil's active ingredient THC with keeping Billy's seizures at bay, saying he was seizure-free for more than 300 days while using it.

  After an 'absolutely horrendous' period of escalating seizures following the confiscation of his supplies at Heathrow, he was now eating again and less affected by his epilepsy, she said.

  Another Northern Irish mother of a child with epilepsy said her six-year-old daughter Sophia was at risk of death without the banned treatment.

  Danielle Davis, from Newtownards, told Today: 'Sophia definitely needs whole-plant medicinal cannabis with THC. If Sophia doesn't have this and her seizures continue, we could be visiting a headstone.

  'I honestly pray to God that it is not too late. That would be heartbreaking if it took so long to sign off on something that my daughter's life is taken.'
• Mrs May said it was already possible to get one off licences for the medical use of cannabis in defiance of claims from Mr Hunt there was an urgent need to change the law
  Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg said that ministers' resistance to legalising medicinal cannabis was based on 'prejudice'.
  He said: 'It is pathetic – and I saw it for myself in Government – this bone-headed triumph of prejudice over evidence. The active substance in these cannabis-derived medicines is less harmful than stuff you can get across the counter from a chemist.
  'When I was in Government, I certainly couldn't get Theresa May and the Home Office and indeed other parts of the Government to just address the evidence.
  'That poor mother is finding herself in this heartbreaking situation because politicians can't separate off the issue of medicinal cannabis to help her child from their wider prejudice about drugs generally.'
  Labour MP Andy McDonald, whose son Freddie died as a result of epilepsy, wrote to Mr Javid calling for a blanket exemption on the use of cannabis oil to alleviate epilepsy, along with measures to ensure supplies of the substance.
  Mr McDonald wrote: 'I am firmly of the view that when paediatricians and neurologists are struggling with intractable epilepsy cases, if in their considered medial view cannabis oil would be efficacious, then they should be permitted to administer it, safe in the knowledge that it is lawful to do so.
  'I make no comment about the administration of cannabis oil more widely and restrict my appeal to these highly specific cases, but speaking as a parent who lost a beloved son to intractable epilepsy I have to speak out in the hope that further deaths can be avoided and that families are spared the unbearable pain of losing a child.'

  WHAT IS CANNABIS OIL AND IS IT LEGAL IN THE UK?

  

  Government advisers made it legal to buy CBD in 2016

  Government advisers made it legal to buy cannabidiol (CBD) oil in 2016 after they admitted that it has a ‘restoring, correcting or modifying’ effect on humans.

  However, the oil's legal status has confused thousands across England and Wales, after the MHRA back-tracked on its position just weeks after.

  Suppliers now have to obtain a licence to sell it as a medicine, following the decision in October two years ago – but some weave the strict rules.

  Manufacturers are able to avoid regulation by selling it as a food supplement - ignoring the lengthy process of gaining a medicinal licence.

  CBD oil, which can reportedly help with back pain, anxiety and epilepsy, has yet to be approved for use on the NHS in Scotland.

  It comes in many forms, the most popular being an oil - which users spray under their tongue - or gel tablets which melt slowly in the mouth.

  However, cannabis oil, which contains THC - the compound that gives users a 'high' - is illegal under UK laws.

  But Billy Caldwell, from Castlederg, Northern Ireland, made headlines last April when he became the first Briton to be prescribed it on the NHS. 
  Cannabis oil, which reportedly has no side effects, influences the release and uptake of ‘feel good’ chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin. 

Thousands of holidays could be CANCELLED after Brexit: Brussels is accused of 'abusing process' by threatening to ground ALL flights from March 29, 2019 by banning aviation chiefs from preparing for a 'no deal' scenario

• Brussels has barred aviation chiefs from planning for the prospect of no deal 
• Flights from Britain are tightly regulated and bound up with EU membership 
• Deal must be struck to create new agreements in time for exit day in March 2019

Brexiteers accused Brussels of an 'outrageous' threat to holiday makers today after the EU risks chaos in the skies by banning aviation chiefs from preparing no deal continengcy plans. 

Tory Simon Clarke told MailOnline the tactics of EU negotiator Michel Barnier were an 'abuse of process' that threatened the interests of passengers and business.  

Senior figures in the airline industry warned today there will be no chance of cobbling together a 'last minute' deal if Brexit talks collapse in the run up to exit day on March 29, 2019. 

Flights over Britain and Europe are tightly regulated in 'Open Skies' arrangements bound up in the UK's membership of the EU.  

A shut down of the skies threatens thousands of holiday bookings and would devastate routine business travel until a deal was put in place.  

Senior figures in the airline industry warned today there will be no chance of cobbling to together a 'last minute' deal if Brexit talks collapse in the run up to exit day on March 29, 2019 (file image of a BA aircraft at Heathrow. BA owner IAG has said it believes there will be a deal) 

Revealing the new threat, a senior industry figure told The Times: 'We are the most heavily regulated industry in the world after nuclear. 

'It is not feasible to cobble together a last-minute deal even if there is a political need.'

Another industry source claimed EU negotiators were putting politics above the interests of the people it is supposed to represent.

They said: 'This is purely about a negotiating strategy.'Responding to the claims Conservative Simon Clark told MailOnline: 'This is an outrageous tactic from Barnier and runs contrary to the best interests of European holidaymakers and businesses just as it does British ones.

Airbus could be forced to halt plane building with no aviation deal

Airbus components made in the UK may lose regulatory sign off in a no deal Brexit (file image of an Airbus A350 engine)

Britain's largest aeroplane manuafacturer could be forced to stop building aircraft if there is no Brexit deal on aviation, it was claimed today.

Regulations on plane components are contained in the same rules governingt Europe's 'Open Skies' regime.

Because it is an EU agreement, when Britain Brexits, there must be a replacement in place to avoid legal limbo.

A failure to strike a deal could mean Airbus factories downing tools as soon as next March. 

Airbus employs thousands of people in Britain, including at a wing factory in Filton, Bristol. 

Airbus decline to comment when contacted by MailOnline. 'The Government is working in good faith to deliver a deal that works for all parties, but sensible preparations need to made for all outcomes.

'This is an abuse of that process at a very sensitive time.' 

Senior Brexiteer Tory Nigel Evans told MailOnline: 'All the concessions have been made by Britain and all the obstructions are by Brussels.

'We will want to continue buying all the same goods from France, Italy Spain and the others and Barnier should learn that the UK will not stand for cherry picking by him.

'It's in all our interests to trade as freely and frictionless as possible.

'No wonder President Trump gets irritated by the intransigence of the EU.'

Michael Fabricant added: 'It's just the usual way the EU bargains.

'Game playing to the end in the hope of gaining an advantage.'  

Peter Jenkins, managing director of luxury villa specialist Sun-hat Villas & Resorts, told MailOnline: 'Airlines are releasing flights for March 2019 and onwards.

'However, we currently face a situation where nobody knows what will replace the current Open Skies agreement.

'Passengers need clarity or they simply won't book. An update is needed, and quickly.'

He added: 'This is going to take a long time to negotiate. It's not as simple as ticking a few boxes.

'We are moving towards a situation where people are going to be pre-booking themselves on flights that may not even be legally allowed to take off or land when the time comes.

'I suspect we will see a lot of flights for March 2019 onwards cancelled or rescheduled as we move through the year, which could cause chaos with people's future travel plans.' 

Britain's biggest airline, British Airways, has repeatedly insisted a deal is likely to be struck as 900 million travellers a year benefit from the current 'Open Skies' deal. 

Ryanair warned its customers in January that flights for the summer of 2019 would be subject to cancellation in the event of no deal.

Customers will get refunds for their flights if the airline is unable to operate after Brexit.

Tickets for March 2019 will be sold as normal from September in expectation of a deal, Ryanair chief executive Kenny Jacobs said. 

Concerns about delays to talks on keeping the skies open have been formally raised with EU negotiator Michel Barnier (file image)

Flights between Britain and Europe are tightly regulated in 'Open Skies' arrangements bound up in the UK's membership of the EU

Concerns about delays to talks on keeping the skies open have been formally raised with EU negotiator Michel Barnier. 

Officials have reminded Mr Barnier that when the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) took over responsibility from national regulators in 2003, after years of planning, planes were still grounded because 'companies and regulators struggled to catch up with new arrangements'. 

Their letter read: 'Our risk analysis concludes that EASA and the CAA need to urgently begin technical and contingency planning discussions by the June European Council, separate to the political negotiations.

'Without an agreed solution then supply chain disruption across Europe will occur, parts will be unable to be delivered, pilots and maintenance technicians will be unable to work, aerospace companies in the UK will lose foreign validations for their business, and aircraft will be grounded globally.'

Ryanair warned its customers in January that flights for the summer of 2019 would be subject to cancellation in the event of no deal (file image) 

The commission declined to comment on the letter 'until we have replied'.

But in a 'notice to stakeholders on the withdrawal of the UK and European aviation safety rules', it said: 'Certificates issued before the withdrawal date by the competent authorities of the UK . . . will no longer be valid as of the withdrawal date in the EU.'

Some European diplomats are also frustrated at the hardline approach.

One said: 'If aircraft are grounded and there's chaos then people won't say, 'Oh, thanks for sticking to the letter of law'. They'll blame us for allowing things to break down. They'd be right.'  

Why is the EU in charge of Britain's airspace and can it cancel flights?  

Under current rules, all EU airspace - including Britain's - is controlled by the European Aviation Safety Agency as part of an 'Open Skies' agreement.

The EASA is responsible for all aspects of civil aviation safety, drafts legislation and liaises with agencies across the world.

EU member states gave up responsibility for running their own airspace in 2002.

Working across borders made EU air space more efficient by controlling plane movements across a much wider area. 

Britain can re-establish its own agency for civil aviation but to authorise flights it will need new international agreements. 

Without new agreements being in place, air traffic controllers at British airports will not be allowed to clear flights for takeoff - grounding planes.