Seattle shutters schools

At a Seattle School Board meeting Thursday night, the crowd was asked to either sit or stand against the wall. James Bible, center, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, was escorted from the room. School District officials said he was standing in an aisle and encouraging others to do the same. He was later invited to return but reportedly did not. At the meeting, the board voted to close five of the city's schools and move all or part of eight others.
Amid angry parents, hecklers and much increased security, Seattle School Board members Thursday evening approved a slate of school closures and program relocations that will dramatically reshape the district next fall.

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January 30th, 2009

Seattle

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