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This photo taken May 5, 2017, shows a message written on a white board in Chris Swinko's, third and fourth grade teacher at Summers-Knoll School, classroom. Swinko and his class have been working to develop and build a chicken coop, which will be built next fall and housed with six egg-laying chickens the following spring. (Matt Weigand /The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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This photo taken May 5, 2017, shows Chris Swinko, third and fourth grade teacher at Summers-Knoll School, shows where a future chicken coop will be located. Swinko and his class have been working to develop and build a chicken coop, which will be built next fall and housed with six egg-laying chickens the following spring. (Matt Weigand /The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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This photo taken May 5, 2017, shows Chris Swinko, third and fourth grade teacher at Summers-Knoll School, working with Manon Rouillard, a third-grade student, in his classroom. Swinko and his class have been working to develop and build a chicken coop, which will be built next fall and housed with six egg-laying chickens the following spring. (AP Photo/The Ann Arbor News, Matt Weigand)
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This photo taken May 5, 2017, shows Chris Swinko, third and fourth grade teacher at Summers-Knoll School, working with students in his classroom. Swinko and his class have been working to develop and build a chicken coop, which will be built next fall and housed with six egg-laying chickens the following spring. (Matt Weigand /The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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In a May 1, 2017 photo, Talitha Merritt helps her son, Preston Merritt, 7, works on an interactive school assignment at his home in Walla Walla, Wash. Preston is enrolled in the first grade through Washington Connection Academy, an online school that was approved in the state in 2016. (Sheila Hagar/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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In a May 1, 2017 photo, Preston Merritt, 7, works on an interactive school assignment at his home in Walla Walla, Washington. Preston is enrolled in the first grade through Washington Connection Academy, an online school that was approved in the state in 2016. (Sheila Hagar/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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In this May 10, 2017, photo, umpire Bob Joyce prepares to call a junior varsity high school game in Marlborough, Conn. Joyce has called six national championship games as the radio voice of the UConn women's basketball team, but in the offseason he calls balls and strikes, pursuing his other passion as a high school baseball umpire. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
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In this May 10, 2017, photo, umpire Bob Joyce watches as a junior varsity player from Maloney High School beats a throw to the plate during a game played in Marlborough, Conn. Joyce has called six national championship games as the radio voice of the UConn women's basketball team, but in the offseason he calls balls and strikes, pursuing his other passion as a high school baseball umpire. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
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In this Feb. 11, 2017, photo, Bob Joyce, the radio play-by-play voice of the UConn women's basketball team, calls a game between UConn and SMU in Storrs, Conn. Joyce has called six national championship games as the radio voice of the UConn women's basketball team, but in the offseason he calls balls and strikes, pursuing his other passion as a high school baseball umpire. (Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant via AP)
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This May 15, 2017 photo provided by Washington College shows Catalina Righter, in Chestertown, Md. The editor of the school newspaper at Maryland college has been named the winner of the nation's largest literary prize for undergraduates. Righter of Manchester, Md., was the winner of this year's Sophie Kerr Prize. (Washington College via AP)
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In this Monday, May 1, 2017 photo, Jahmir Smith, a junior at Lee Senior High School talks about his scholarship offers during an interview at his home in Broadway, 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, 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)
