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Washington Elementary students need microphones to talk

By: Kelsey Lynne | May 10, 2011

Students at Washington Elementary School have to take turns using wireless microphones to be heard over the continuous noise from airplanes from the nearby San Jose International Airport. Continue Reading →

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Washington Elementary students need microphones to talk

By Jessica Olthof, photo by Barbara Benton SAN JOSE, Calif.—For an elementary school here, the traditional "talking stick" (teaching patience and consideration) has been replaced with microphones. Students at Washington Elementary School have to take turns using wireless microphones to be heard over the continuous noise from airplanes from the nearby San Jose International Airport.

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