Politics & Government

Week in Review: Schools Likely to Recover Lost Snow Days, Primary Students Send Luck to Japan, Copley High School Student Found Guilty in Assault

News and features you may have missed March 21-26.

Schools likely get a break on state days off -- State senators this week voted to set Ohio's calamity days at 5, which brings the measure, long supported by local superintendents, one step closer to becoming law. Find the full story here.

Copley man shoots wife -- According to police reports, an 86 year-old man shot his 83-year-old wife after a day-long argument. Find the full story here.

Student found guilty at high school assault -- Eighteen-year-old Copley High School senior Christopher Sibley was found guilty of misdemeanor assault in connection with a fight at the school with a 17-year-old junior.  The confrontation reportedly was over a racial slur. Find the full story here.

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Fort Island kids send luck to Japan -- Fourth graders, teachers and  parents worked together to construct 1,000 paper cranes to send to children affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. The cranes are a symbol for good luck and could grant wishes, according to custom. Find the full story here.


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