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Mandatory Education
Children under the age of 18 are now required to attend school. -
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Brown vs. Board of Education
This ruling allowed for African American students to attend schools with their white peers.
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The little rock nine
These nine teens were the first African America
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The Columbine High School Shooting
This was at the time the worst school shooting in history.
Two teens went on a shooting spree killing 13 people and injuring 20.
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Covid 19
The pandemic flipped the world upside down, but schools took a huge hit. They had to find ways to keep students learning while keeping them safe and healthy.
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/20210608-impacts-of-covid19.pdf