You think kids don't care about teacher layoffs?

By Kevin Roderick | June 23, 2011 11:35 PM

I don't know what's going on at Roy Romer Middle School in North Hollywood. But after watching this lip dub posted today at YouTube "in protest to the deplorable layoffs," if I were on the school board or a news assignment desk, I'd get somebody out there tomorrow. Last day of school: dismissal at 12:22.


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