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According to Daniel De Vise of the Washington Post, parents and students picketed a Maryland (US) private school for students with Learning Disabilities, protesting decisions made by the school’s administration. De Vise reported that the parents and students are concerned because “school leaders have asked all teachers to reapply for their jobs and miffed that they cannot hold graduation exercises outdoors.” The administration sees it differently, of course:

The administration sees it differently, of course:

School leaders, speaking through their attorney, said the shakeup is necessary to raise the caliber of teaching at Chelsea, citing the demands of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Many Chelsea students come from Washington area public school systems, which are required by law to pay for private schooling for some students who don’t thrive in a public school.

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