It turns out that the culprits were a group of high school students, say the LAPD.

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The latest idea, to be voted on in May, would create a student count, for the purpose of assigning classes, by taking the actual enrollment, and then adding the number of athletes who live outside their school district boundaries, or attend a public school outside their high school district boundary (for those students attending, say, a magnet or charter school outside their neighborhood).

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The pair, students at Eirias High School in Colwyn Bay, say they were surprised to do so well because each found the exams harder than expected.

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With middle and high-school students, parents should listen closely to what kids say about the tragedy, encourage them to talk about any specific reactions or fears, and provide reassurance whenever possible, says Geri Kerr, a Morristown, N.

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Parker, who grew up in Barrington, Rhode Island, said he encourages high school students to look to the future and consider what candidates say about issues that matter to them such as the environment or Internet security.

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Say an information technology credentialing organization wants to inspire careers in IT among high school students, but knows its full credential is out of reach.

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Cheating rates rise through middle school and by high school, 51% of students admit to cheating on a test in the past year, and 74% say they have copied another student's homework, according to a 2012 survey of 23, 000 high-school students by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, in Los Angeles, a nonprofit character-education organization.

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