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  • Student Walk-out, N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA - May 9, 2013;..A women honks her car horn in support when students rally against budget cuts. Students march from City Hall towards the Philadelphia school district's head quarters on North Broad Street.
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  • Student Walk-out, N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA - May 9, 2013;..On Thursday Philadelphia school students organized a walk-out to protest budget cuts. Students circled around City Hall before marching over Broad Street to continue the rally at the school district's head quarters.
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  • Student Walk-out, N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA - May 9, 2013;..On Thursday Philadelphia school students organized a walk-out to protest budget cuts. Students circled around City Hall before marching over Broad Street to continue the rally at the school district's head quarters.
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  • Student Walk-out, N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA - May 9, 2013;..A boy studies a young protester creating a sign that will read: 'Honk to save our schools'.<br /> <br /> (Access to additional material on request)
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  • Despite a cold wind, residents turned out for the rally. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Charles and his fellow dance-group members raise their hands in support of the rally. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Dancer Charles. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • The rally came one day before school district hearings on the closing plan. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • State Sen. Shirley Kitchen said legal action might be undertaken but referred questions to attorney (and former-mayoral son) Sharif Street. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • GHS drummers accompanied the cries to keep their school open. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • state rep Stephen Kinsey. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Germantown Alumni Association President Verna Primus chats with resident Greg Paulmier and state Rep. Stephen Kinsey. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Community activist and block captain Theodore Stones addressed the Vernon Park crowd. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • "We want Dr. [William] Hite to come to Germantown," said GHS Alumni Association President Verna Primus of the superintendent. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • state rep Stephen Kinsey. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • At the rally, Matthew Pillischer talked about a documentary he worked on regarding social issues. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • This was the latest in a series of rallies organized by Save Germantown High and Action United. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Though GHS was not taken off the closure list, attendees held out hope. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Community activist and block captain Theodore Stones had questions about the legality of the process. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Calls for a moratorium and anti-privatization messages were on display at Wednesday's Vernon Park rally against closing nearby Germantown High School. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Alumni, students and community leaders rallied in Vernon Park in a fleeting effort to save Germantown High School from closing. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Alumnus Doug Grasko leafs through the pages of his '71 yearbook. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Parents, educators and community members attend a SRC FMP meeting held at the library of Fulton Elementary. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • Delphyne Dukes, representer of State Rep. Kinsey. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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  • School district of Philadelphia Chief of Staff Danielle Floyd. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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