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This is bullying. thats negligent. child abuse. he was mortified. all his friends were staring at him because he couldnt have a lunch. >> students are supposed to receive a grilled cheese sandwich along with fruit, vegetables and milk when the lunch card comes up short. >> thats ridiculous. we have zillions of programs to help kids get fed at schools because its better for the learning environment. >> not just turn them away, dumped out their food. >> so many schools are contracting out the lunc...

And were finishing the show tonight with a promise. we wont let the debate over gun control get lost in the political shuffle. children who survived the massacre at sandy hook elementary are going back to school tomorrow morning. security is incredibly tight. police set up checkpoints for an open house today. crews have transformed chalk hill middle school into a replica of sandy hook. theyve moved the kids old desks and art and backpacks. the armed officers will be stationed on campus. >> our g...

And were finishing the show tonight with a promise. we wont let the debate over gun control get lost in the political shuffle. children who survived the massacre at sandy hook elementary are going back to school tomorrow morning. security is incredibly tight. police set up checkpoints for an open house today. crews have transformed chalk hill middle school into a replica of sandy hook. theyve moved the kids old desks and art and backpacks. the armed officers will be stationed on campus. >> our g...

Refurbish. just one of so many changes here since the tragedy. a fresh blanket of snow covers the spot where a mountain of stuffed animals and cards once stood, a sign that led to sandy hook elementary has been pulled from the hinges. but this morning there will be school again. >> im not exactly sure how were going to react to it. its going to be hard. >> reporter: most everything here has been difficult since the attack that killed 20 first graders and six staff members at sandy hook. today in...

Addressed. >> you have 70% of low income schools in need of modernization or repairs. when you are in a learning environment where the roof is leaking its hard to level the playing field to have the same shot of the american dream. >> what about the notion that -- i have noticed this in terms of charters in this city. we cant make a blanket statement about charters, but they are more rigid. they dont allow for the creativity you might see at a lab or experimental school. what, of that notion, cr...

This case, educational academic power has been destructive, and i think universities have done this and become a place where theyre wasteful and then they bring in money. i love the project. my concern, i went to a very small liberal arts school where most of what i learned had to do with small discussion classes. youre learning personal cues, how to interact, how other people learn helps you learn. >> how do you reconcile for the group-based learning environment which happens, obviously, away f...

landing today at the big apple. if youre flying into jfk today, you could get an interesting look. i just gave it away. >> you can watch those pictures over and over again. a piggybacking 747 and a shuttle? sweet stuff. lets get started off the top of the hour here. up first, a six-figure shocker in the trayvon martin case. legal experts say its something that could land trayvon martins killer george zimmerman back in jail. zimmermans attorney mark omara told anderson cooper that he ...

>> its looking more and more as if the supreme court will cut the heart out of health care reform law. thats the part which would require americans to buy insurance if that mandate is found unconstitutional and we wont know it until june. its an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court wrapped up three days of historic arguments today. cnns congressional correspondent kate bolduan and our legal analyst jeffrey toobin, they were both inside during the oral argu...

report, zimmerman claims that he was attacked and beaten by martin before the shooting. and witness accounts corroborate that account too. >> happening right now, a deadly wildfire in colorado. take a look at these pictures. strong winds are fueling all of those flames. at least a handful of homes burned to the ground. thats jefferson county. evacuations have been ordered for nearly 1,000 homes. researchers report that deepwater horizon oil spill caused a lot of damage to coral forma...

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