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Chicago Public Schools canceled an elementary school's haunted house after learning that the organizer of the event, Tyrone Tappler Productions, had reportedly planned a depiction of the Pulse nightclub terror attack in Orlando that claimed 49 lives. (Tyrone Tappler Productions)
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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo, New Haven Superintendent of Schools Garth Harries, center, speaks at a Board of Education meeting at Hill Regional Career High School, in New Haven, Conn. After only slightly more than three years, and repeated clashes with members of the city's school board, Harries is stepping down Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. He lasted about as long as the average for superintendents in urban American districts, a turnover rate that has been on the rise in recent years. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP, File)
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Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers (5) celebrates after sacking Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke (14) during the second half of a college football game, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan defeated Michigan State 32-23. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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FILE - In this photo taken Oct. 10, 2016, retired Washington state Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerry Alexander, center, moderates a discussion about a measure on the ballot in November that would place an income tax on the highest earners who reside in Olympia to pay for a portion of first-year college or technical school expenses for all Olympia public high school graduates and GED recipients. Hunt supports the measure and Haley opposes it. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)
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Joelle Cooper, center, math teacher at Avella High School works with Morgan Tyler on a math problem on her laptop during class in Washington, Pa. Teachers at Avella, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan and Carmichaels have offered up how they're reworking class time to help young pupils value their education and take it beyond the classroom. (Jim McNutt/Observer-Reporter via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2016 file photo, transgender high school student Gavin Grimm poses in Gloucester, Va. The Supreme Court will take up transgender rights for the first time in the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys' bathroom at his high school. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2016 file photo, transgender high school student Gavin Grimm poses in Gloucester, Va. The Supreme Court will take up transgender rights for the first time in the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys' bathroom at his high school. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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FILE - In this May 27, 2016, file photo, Junction Elementary School substitute teacher Molly Goodman teaches an eighth-grade class at the school in Redding, Calif. California voters are deciding whether to approve $9 billion in bonds for school and community college construction projects _ a measure proponents say is necessary to fill a backlog of needed new buildings and renovations. (Andreas Fuhrmann/Record Searchlight via AP, File)
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Illustration of Donald Trump by Paul Tong/Tribune Content Agency
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This Oct. 4, 2016 file photo shows the Trimble Tech High School building in Fort Worth, Texas. Trophies, photos and architecture hint of 100 years at Fort Worth’s Trimble Tech High School building. Another sign that the Fort Worth campus is filled with memories: Multiple generations of Trimble Tech graduates _ whether the Class of 1959 or the upcoming Class of 2017 _ show their pride when they talk about the school. (Rodger Mallison /Star-Telegram via AP)
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Illustration on the decline of reading among boys by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Students gather on the west mall to confront the Young Conservatives of Texas student organization over a controversial bake sale Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, on The University of Texas campus in Austin. The Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at the University of Texas-Austin sparked the protest with an affirmative action bake sale. The club encouraged students to “to buy a cookie from us and talk about the disastrous policy that is affirmative action.” (Joshua Guerra/The Daily Texan via AP)
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Donald Parish Jr., right, confronts Electrical and Computer Engineering senior Dewayne Perry over a controversial bake sale on The University of Texas campus Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in Austin, Texas. The Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at the University of Texas-Austin sparked the protest with an affirmative action bake sale. The club encouraged students to “to buy a cookie from us and talk about the disastrous policy that is affirmative action.” (Joshua Guerra/The Daily Texan via AP)
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Dozens of teens reportedly descended upon a Philadelphia school bus and assaulted students and the driver, just three days after a "flash mob" randomly attacked students at nearby Temple University. (WTXF)
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In this Oct. 22, 2016 photo, Chris Baldwin smiles before the start of the game between the University of Michigan verses the University of Illinois at Michigan Stadium, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Baldwin was made famous after being shown on television reacting to the last second win by Michigan State over Michigan in 2015. Michigan plays Michigan State Saturday, Oct. 29. (David Guralnick /Detroit News via AP)
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In this May 3, 2006, file photo, University of Iowa students walk past the Old Capitol building in Iowa City, Iowa a few days before the building was to open to the public for the first time since being heavily damaged in a fire on Nov. 20, 2001. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) **FILE**
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The University of Iowa is investigating a series of fliers criticizing "anti-white propaganda," which were discovered near campus centers dedicated to Latino, Native American, African American and LGBTQ communities. (KCRG)
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Students arrive at Union Middle School, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in Sandy, Utah. Dozens of students at the middle school in a Salt Lake City suburb witnessed a shooting Tuesday, Oct. 25, in which a 16-year-old boy was critically wounded by another teenager during an argument, police said. Police arrested a 14-year-old who they believe was the shooter. The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Kalani Matthews, 17, center, sits with friends across the street from Union Middle School in Sandy, Utah, after a shooting Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Matthews said it was his brother that was injured in the shooting. A 16-year-old boy was critically injured after being shot outside Union Middle School by a 14-year-old, who is a student at the middle school, police said. The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. when two teenage boys got into an argument on a field north of the school, said Sandy police Sgt. Dean Carriger.The victim was transported by ambulance in critical condition to Intermountain Medical Center, where he went into surgery. The 14-year-old suspect is in custody. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
