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Department of education. excellent with distinction is the highest rating. the same rating that the school district where she ended up sending her schools and ended up in jail. unfortunately the one she sent the kids to does not have open enrollment. is this a clear case of breaking the law and suffering the consequences or is this something unjust going on? joining us live from syracuse, new york, is dr. watkins, professor at syracuse university and founder of yourblackworld.com. nice to see yo...

From "in session" from trutv. nice to have you all. sonny, lets start with the legal part. to me the whole most interesting part of what the superintendent said was, we are educators. we have the childrens best interest at heart when were kicking them out. is this a legally clear case in your mind? >> i dont think so. for me im not buying what hes selling. you dont have to refer something for prosecution. so i think the system failed her there. >> two years they were negotiating. >> we dont know...

Most of the stabbings took place, say they do not have enough information now to make the leap that the attacks are racially motivated. jurors in the federal corruption trial of former illinois governor rod blagojevich trying to reach a verdict in chicago. blagojevich faces 24 counts, including racketeering, bribery and extortion. accused of trying to sell then president-elect barack obamas former senate seat. blagojevich was removed from office in january of 2009. oh, vinny politan joining me...

Charged. and there is a big outcry, where why dont you charge here, she started the chain of distribution. >> so now the issue here, just so people are clear. its not that you receive this information, this, you know, alleged pornographic material. but its that you then disseminate it. you help transmit it, and thats where the charge comes in. >> yes and no. because they are charged with distribution, youre right. now to simply possess it, that in and of itself can be a crime also. but i think t...

Next on tap for joran van der sloot? on monday, hell be face-to-face with the judge right here in lima, the judge will be asking for a formal statement. in lima, im jean casarez for "in session" on true tv reporting for cnn. >> windows blown out, trees knocked down and thousands without power. heavy rain and high winds are to blame. well tell you where they hit. and his height made him a sensation when he joined the nba and later became a humanitarian. one of the leagues tallest players, one w...

I see books written in dutch. over here he has his own bathroom. it is a hole in the ground, as we have heard. joran van der sloot had two visitors before we got to the prison. there was a dutch minister that had flown from the netherlands to see him. he said he was also here for other dutch inmates in peru. also his attorney. next on tap for van der sloot, on monday hell be face to face with a judge right here inially ma. the judge will be asking for a formal statement. im jean casarez for "in ...

That hes interacting with some of the toughest baddest. what is his situation? >> reporter: he is definitely in isolation, protective custody. it is a unit with ten different cells. they are all singular cells. for high-profile defendants or issues with security. he is there along with -- another cell, an alleged hitman from colombia. a young guy like van der sloot. they interact, we understand. they talk. they can go and watch television together. but hes very much cut off from the general popu...

21-year-old stephany flores. peru is known to have some places that are pretty tough. and ines ferre joining me with more on that story. >> cnn has obtained exclusive access to this jail where he is being held. its a prison in lima, peru. this is the prison where van der sloot is being held, and its a maximum security cell. inmates can exercise, and they even have an arts and craft area, where they paint, they do all these sorts of things. and here you see van der sloot, hes being moved to a sec...

>> larry: we are back. joran van der sloot arrest in peru is generating all kinds of incredible news. here to talk about it is jean casarez, our correspondent from "in session" our sister network trutv, and she is reporting from lima. what is the latest now? >> reporter: well, the latest, it is official, joran van der sloot goes before a judge next monday. as for the first time a defendant in a murder in a case. and what is going to be happening is that under peruvian law, he has to make a forma...

>> larry: now if he wants to give information about natalee holloway in exchange for whatever, can aruba take part in this? >> well, yes, the peruvian officials are not commenting, but aruba submitted and official press release saying that the peruvian government has helped them facilitate, and that is the word used a meeting between the prosecutors and police for them to come here, and they can go interrogate joran van der sloot, but the peruvian officials are not saying a word about that. >> l...