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Joplin East Middle School English teacher Randy Turner (right) listens as Tina Smith, Joplin School District human resources director, speaks during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Joplin East Middle School English teacher Randy Turner looks over notes during his hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
Horse in Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis). The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a type of ground squirrel found in mountainous areas of western North America. Золотистый суслик.
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Joplin School District Board of Education members Jim Kimbrough (left) and Anne Sharp listen as sexually explicit scenes are read from Randy Turner's book, "No Child Left Alive" during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Randy Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Joplin School District Board of Education member Dawn Sticklen listens as sexually explicit scenes are read from Randy Turner's book, "No Child Left Alive" during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Joplin East Middle School English teacher Randy Turner (right) listens as Tina Smith, Joplin School District human resources director, speaks during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Joplin East Middle School English teacher Randy Turner (right) listens as Tina Smith, Joplin School District human resources director, speaks during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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Joplin East Middle School English teacher Randy Turner (right) listens as Tina Smith, Joplin School District human resources director, speaks during Turner's hearing at Joplin School District's administration offices Thursday morning, May 23, 2013.
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