Education

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Philip Chism was 14 when he followed his algebra teacher, Colleen Ritzer, into a school bathroom, strangled her, stabbed her at least 16 times and raped her. (Associated Press)

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Santa Claus and the Pledge of Allegiance have been restored at a Brooklyn public elementary school after a ban caused a public outcry. (Associated Press)

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Protesters gesture on top of a stranded police van as thousands of students protest against increased tuition fees at Whitehall in London, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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A suburban Philadelphia school is removing "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from its 11th grade curriculum because of the book's prevalent use of the N-word. (Wikipedia)

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A police enters a preschool, Monday, Dec.14, 2015 in Paris suburb Aubervilliers. French anti-terrorism authorities are investigating an attack Monday on a preschool teacher in a Paris suburb by a masked assailant with a box-cutter and scissors who invoked the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)