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Hear the 5-4 close vote to close half of the schools here in the missouri school district. >> apparently, there are a lot of jobs at stake as well. what will come of the jobs that will be eliminated and the need for other teachers? >> reporter: yeah, 700 jobs here, 700 employees will be cut in the kansas city, missouri district. a substantial cut. this is far reaching here in kansas city. a lot of people wondering what will come of the schools, these are neighborhood schools and community schools where most of the kids walk to school because they don't have the money to drive to school, and th...

Spring and high school prom go together, but not in one community. the school board in itawamba school has cancelled the prom rather than allow her to attend it with her lesbian girlfriend. >> i am not going to pretend. i was raised to be proud of who you are. i don't think you should have to hide who you are to go to a school event. in women's basketball, the tulsa shock's fast break takes on a new meaning. marion jones has won the team. she won five medals at the sidney games but had them stripped after admitting she had used performance enhancing drugs.

That's not the case, they will have somewhere to go, correct? it's just not going to be the school of their choice. the school that they have known for recent years. >> fredricka -- sorry. >> go ahead, sir. >> right now it looks like the logistics of it, even as a board member i'm not clear on what it's going to roll out to be, but i would definitely have my eye on it to see to it that every kid is able to stay as close to their own neighborhood if that's their wishes. i'm sure the superintendent will work to ensure that this program or this project works out to the best benefit of all the kid...

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