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Heeled boots. he asked his teachers to call him leticia instead of larry. these photos are from his familys website. larry was gay. he had come out at age ten. teachers and students say he frequently acted out making clear his sexual preference. that made some students so uncomfortable, they bullied him. his friend, alexis, chavez was one of the few that stuck up for him. >> they just mocked him. every time they came around, he ran. they said painful things about him. >> reporter: the bullying s...

>> everybody start. >> the pressures our teachers have, they dont have the time to go back and try to decipher what you meant on your paper. >> reporter: some argue that penmanship is a waste of time. that children would rather be spending more time in a computer lab like this one, perfecting keyboard skills, not handwriting skills. >> if they cant hold a pencil with using only a couple of their fingers, and it is hard to move all of their fingers together to work a keyboard. we need to get the ...

300 computer -- 300-seat computer lab was going to check into the mcafee server to download the update. so we were -- sorry. >> they issued a statement saying that we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our customers. how many people potentially did you see affected by this yesterday? >> well, its hard to say because a lot of our people come at various points throughout the day. even today were seeing individuals come in and report this issue. so we have three or four class...

Variety of reasons. they can overcome obstacles when they reach them. some involves academic tenacity. teaching kids self discipline and self control. >> reporter: a learning process that starts in kindergarten. these are second graders. role playing. >> i feel proud because i just learned how to draw a dinosaur in computer lab. >> wow. that is great. can you teach me? >> yes. >> good job. >> reporter: what is the real world benefit of this? >> one real world benefit is kids behave better in sch...

Self-discipline and self-control. >> reporter: a learning process that starts in kindergarten. these are seconds graders role playing. >> i just learned how to draw a dinosaur on computer lab. >> that is great. can you teach me? >> yes. >> reporter: what is the real world benefit of this? >> one reeld world benefit is kids behave better in school and they are less likely to school. another benefit is they are less likely to do drugs. >> i believe that this is the future. these children are our f...

Community college. >> ucc, this is going to be the snyder hall the -- somebody is outside one of the doors shooting through door. there is a female in the computer lab. we do have one female that has been shot at this time. >> they exchanged shots with him. hes in a classroom on the -- its going to be the southeast side of snyder hall. >> copy roser 17 exchanging gunshots right now with the male. hes in a classroom on the southeast side of snyder hall. >> code 4, the suspect is down. >> police e...

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Second and look at what $150,000 pays for. a years worth of prescription drug coverage for a senior citizen. plus a new school computer lab. plus a year of medical care for a returning veteran. plus a medical research grant for a chronic disease. plus a years salary or a firefighter or a police officer. plus a tax credit to make a year of college more affordable. plus a years worth of financial aid. $150,000 could pay for all these things combined. investments in education, a research that are e...