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Howard Clement is a respected Durham City Councilman. Recently, he has been plagued by illness causing him to miss 20 meetings and three votes. If he continues to be absent it could be considered \"abandonment of the post\" and his position could be filled by somebody else.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 17, Apr 2012, p7 Periodical Website
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A U.S. Department of Education survey of 72,000 public schools revealed that minority students are punished more than white counterparts. Similarly, North Carolina schools show a disproportionate number of suspensions compared to school population amongst minority students. For example, in Wake County the largest public school has 26.5 percent black students but those 26.5 made up 59 percent of the suspensions.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 17, Apr 2012, p9, 11, il Periodical Website
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