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LAUSD teacher issues final exam, despite school closures
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Dec 16, 2015
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LAUSD teacher issues final exam, despite school closures
A terror threat that closed down over 900 schools across Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuesday didn't stop one high school teacher from moving ahead with her planned class.
English teacher, Cassandra McGrath says she didn't want students to miss out on their education because of a terror threat.
English teacher, Cassandra McGrath says she didn't want students to miss out on their education because of a terror threat.
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A terror threat that closed down over 900 schools across Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuesday didn't stop one high school teacher from moving ahead with her planned class.

A terror threat that closed down over 900 schools across Los Angeles Unified School District, Tuesday didn't stop one high school teacher from moving ahead with her planned class.

Cassandra McGrath, an English and drama teacher at Theodore Roosevelt High in Boyle Heights, asked students to complete a writing test as part of a final exam, even though the school was closed. The reason? She didn't want terrorism to claim any part  of her students' education.

Not everyone was happy to do the work, with some pupils turning to Twitter  to describe McGrath as a "savage" teacher for making such a request. 

For more on the story, Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke with Cassandra McGrath. 

Listen to the interview by clicking on the blue bar above