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A group of Emerson Magnet School supporters held up signs of support for their school in front of Wichita North High School where the Wichita school board meets. The BOE is expected to decide whether to close five schools and shift attendance boundaries. (March 5, 2012)

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A group of people stand in front of Wichita North High School with signs in support of schools that might be closed. The Wichita board of education is expected to decide whether to close five schools and shift attendance boundaries. (March 5, 2012)

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Megan Pfingsten holds up a sign in support for small schools in front of Wichita North High School where the Wichita school board meets. The BOE is expected to decide whether to close five schools and shift attendance boundaries. Pfingsten's daughter is in kindergarten at Emerson Open Magnet. (March 5, 2012)

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Betty Arnold, president of the Wichita BOE, warns the crowd gathered at the school board meeting that she will throw out anybody making a disturbance. (March 5, 2012)

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Amy Lawson tells the Wichita BOE that they should be ashamed of themselves after they voted to close five schools. (March 5, 2012)

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Candace Hare is removed from the Wichita BOE meeting after asking the board to vote for another option. (March 5, 2012)

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Richard Stephenson is moved out of the Wichita BOE meeting by a Wichita police officer. About 20 people were cleared from the room after they stood up and gave a speech in unison from their seats. (March 5, 2012)

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Richard Stephenson is moved out of the Wichita BOE meeting by a Wichita police officer. About 20 people were cleared from the room after they stood up and gave a speech in unison from their seats. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle

Richard Stephenson is moved out of the Wichita BOE meeting by a Wichita police officer. About 20 people were cleared from the room after they stood up and gave a speech in unison from their seats. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle

Richard Stephenson is moved out of the Wichita BOE meeting by a Wichita police officer. About 20 people were cleared from the room after they stood up and gave a speech in unison from their seats. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle

Megan Pfingsten holds up a sign in support for small schools in front of Wichita North High School where the Wichita school board meets. The BOE is expected to decide whether to close five schools and shift attendance boundaries. Pfingsten's daughter is in kindergarten at Emerson Open Magnet. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle

People attending the Wichita school board meeting raised their hands instead of clapping after somebody spoke. Betty Arnold, president of the Wichita BOE, warns the crowd gathered at the school board meeting that she will throw out anybody making a disturbance. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle

Megan Pfingsten, right, is comforted by a woman sitting behind her. Pfingsten became emotional when she spoke to the Wichita BOE about the closing of Emerson Open Magnet, where her daughter is in kindergarten. (March 5, 2012)

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Jaime Green / The Wichita Eagle