"The level of questioning also increased and anecdotally teachers reported that the children asking questions were those that wouldn't normally engage in class, " she told the BBC.

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She has been told that her school is hopeless, but the other day after class she went to the public library and typed up a letter to the people sitting in this room.

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After an aerobics class at the Swarthmore Community Center, retired teacher Susan Larson told us she demonstrates against the war.

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The student, Stephanie Stewart, said she had to quit a class last year after a professor told her she wouldn't be allowed to miss any tests or assignments, even though she was pregnant and due to deliver the baby before the end of the semester.

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