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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, Jahmir Smith runs sprints in the gym during his first period class at Lee Senior High School in Sanford, N.C. When Lee County High School running back Jahmir Smith received his first Ivy League offer, he immediately called his mom. Monique McLean, a nurse at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, was driving to work when she got the call from her second eldest son. Princeton wanted Smith to attend school and play college football there. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, after working out in the weight room during his first period class, Jahmir Smith and his classmates toss the football around in the locker room at Lee Senior High School in Sanford, N.C. When Lee County High School running back Jahmir Smith received his first Ivy League offer, he immediately called his mom. Monique McLean, a nurse at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, was driving to work when she got the call from her second eldest son. Princeton wanted Smith to attend school and play college football there. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, Jahmir Smith lifts weights during his first period class at Lee Senior High School in Sanford, N.C. When Lee County High School running back Jahmir Smith received his first Ivy League offer, he immediately called his mom. Monique McLean, a nurse at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, was driving to work when she got the call from her second eldest son. Princeton wanted Smith to attend school and play college football there. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, Jahmir Smith listens to instructions during his chemistry class at Lee Senior High School in Sanford, N.C. When Lee County High School running back Jahmir Smith received his first Ivy League offer, he immediately called his mom. Monique McLean, a nurse at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, was driving to work when she got the call from her second eldest son. Princeton wanted Smith to attend school and play college football there. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
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FILE - This Oct. 31, 2015, file photo, shows Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta on the field before an NCAA college football game in Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Iowa will pay $6.5 million to settle high-profile discrimination lawsuits filed by former athletic administrator Jane Meyer and her partner, former women's field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum, according to settlements released Friday, May 19, 2017. The deal ends litigation that has prompted criticism of Athletic Director Gary Barta's management and has been closely watched by advocates for gender equity in college athletics. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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June Chu, the dean of Pierson College at Yale University has been placed on leave after calling people "white trash" and "low class" in a series of insensitive Yelp reviews. (ABC News)
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In this June 9, 2016, file photo, retired NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant poses at the 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams in Los Angeles. Bryant came through with an assist for some high school students in Indiana by retweeting one student's request on May 18, 2017, to get them out of a final exam. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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In this Monday, May 15, 2017, Gabe Kidner and Lilly Petersen and other students from Highmark Charter School in South Weber release small trout at Adams Reservoir in Layton, Utah, that they have worked to raise. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)
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In this Monday, May 15, 2017 photo, a small trout waits to be released as students from Highmark Charter School at Adams Reservoir in Layton. Utah, that they have worked to raise. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2014, file photo, Penn State NCAA college football injured tight end Adam Breneman watches practice from the stands at University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland. After what turned out to be a brief but much-needed sabbatical from football, Adam Breneman has his life in order. He is on track to complete an MBA at the University of Massachusetts, playing on the same team as his best friend and heading into his last college season as one of the best tight ends in the country. (AP Photo/PennLive.com, Joe Hermitt, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MAY 21 - In this April 20, 2017 photo, Wilkinson Elementary School teacher Kelly Watts works with first grader Sophia Lansley as other educators observe through a one-way mirror in Sarasota, Fla. On the strength of indispensable trailblazing public-private partnerships, Sarasota County is about to become the first and only district in the state to make Reading Recovery a remedial option for every floundering first-grader in public school. Or at least for those whose reading skills languish in the bottom 20 percentile. (Dan Wagner/Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MAY 21 - In this April 20, 2017 photo, Wilkinson Elementary School teacher Kelly Watts works with first grader Sophia Lansley as other educators observe through a one-way mirror in Sarasota, Fla. On the strength of indispensable trailblazing public-private partnerships, Sarasota County is about to become the first and only district in the state to make Reading Recovery a remedial option for every floundering first-grader in public school. Or at least for those whose reading skills languish in the bottom 20 percentile. (Dan Wagner/Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP)
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Obasi Shaw poses outside the gates of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 18, 2017. Shaw, an English major who graduates from Harvard next week, is the university's first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album. The record, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A- grade, good enough to ensure that Shaw will graduate with honors at the university’s commencement next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Obasi Shaw poses outside the gates of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May 18, 2017. Shaw, an English major who graduates from Harvard next week, is the university's first student to submit his final thesis in the form of a rap album. The record, called “Liminal Minds,” has earned the equivalent of an A- grade, good enough to ensure that Shaw will graduate with honors at the university’s commencement next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-A motivational sign is displayed in a classroom window at Forest Grove High School in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. Kimberley Shearer, coordinator for the new Sexual Incident Response Committee at the 6,000-student Forest Grove School District says officials have learned the difference between age-appropriate experimentation and dangerous sexual behavior. Officials may be able to scan social media, but the kids know what’s really going on. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-A hand-painted message is written on a classroom window at Forest Grove High School in Forest Grove, Ore., May 4, 2017. Experts who have treated young sexual offenders stress the value of early intervention, and research cites the importance of a culture that encourages students to report incidents without fear of retaliation and with the expectation that adults will do the right thing. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, left, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, hold with a "#YesAllDaughters" banner in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Danielle Brown, right, and her aunt, Stacey Wright, pose for a photo in Norman, Okla., on May 15, 2017. Brown, with help from her aunt, organized a 2014 protest over her high school's handling of sexual assault reports. Three girls, including an acquaintance of Brown's, said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2014 file photo, students, parents and grandparents hold signs during a protest across the street from Norman High School in Norman, Okla. Three girls said that after they reported being assaulted, they were harassed by other students and had to leave Norman High School because officials did nothing to stop the bullying, according to a lawsuit they settled with the district. The district said it investigated, quickly suspended the boy accused and responded to one bullying case. The boy pleaded no contest to rape charges in one incident and served time. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Sexual Incident Response Committee members meet at Forest Grove School District headquarters in Forest Grove, Ore., on May 4, 2017. The group meets regularly to discuss more serious sexual incident cases they are monitoring as part of the SIRC program for the school district. The group includes school and district administrators, local law enforcement, juvenile social workers, child protection officials and a psychologist. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
