Two years ago, my younger sister Ruthie, a teacher in the local school, was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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"Southern Michigan may not care that they lost my business, but I bet they lost more than they thought they would, " says Judi Henckel, a teacher at the local high school.

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Lawrence Hecimovich, perhaps most prominent for his work as deputy attorney for the city of San Francisco, lost a lawsuit he filed after the local Parent-Teacher Organization no longer allowed him to coach in the Encinal School after-school basketball league.

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The authority said it also welcomed support from a head teacher from a local school who was able to "offer help to the school leadership team in the short term".

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After news sites, TV shows and newspapers highlighted the blog, the local authorities announced a replacement for the teacher and a series of refurbishments at the school.

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But a few days later head teacher Mrs Groom received a shock when a local policeman visited the school to hand out cycling proficiency certificates.

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In a statement, head teacher of Colmers School Barry Doherty said the governing body was concerned local people would be "very unsettled" by the plans.

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In 1952 a local school teacher began a restoration effort that has made a central part of the castle once again habitable.

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That means increasing teacher salaries and giving them a budget to spend money at the local level for school supplies.

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Sarah Longville, head teacher at The Marches School in Oswestry, will temporarily oversee the school, the local authority said.

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