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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

South LA High School Lockdown

Going to school in South LA can sometimes be a precarious thing. Here is a report from the LA Times that highlights what happened last Friday when the school went into Lockdown
Posted by Paddyfaetheprovince at 11:36 AM
Labels: Lockdown, School

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