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Popular wisdom has it that today's children are more computer-savvy than adults. That assumption is being tested at Center Elementary School in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, where a young expert is about to take on the dreaded "Y2K" computer bug.

The Mayfield district has hired Brian Hug, a 5th grader at the 457-student school, to install software on the equipment in the school's computer lab to make sure it's protected against any havoc that could ensue if computers are unable to recognize the year 2000 come next Jan. 1.

The district will pay the 11-year-old the minimum wage of $5.15 an hour, for an average of two to...

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