Even CNN correspondent Arwa Damon, with her vast experience of reporting from war zones, had reservations about the high-risk job.

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Church members knew he had a high-risk job and was often out of town, but they didn't know exactly what he did.

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Because the demands of the job put agricultural workers at high risk of illness and injury, appropriate training and education are critical.

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The fear of stepping out took me along the safe, no-risk route through high school, nursing school and into a secure hospital job.

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Education policy needs to aggressively adopt the same kind of risk adjustment measures, if we hope to identify which high schools are truly doing the best job of educating their students and preparing them for the future.

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