Philly students dress as zombies for school-closings protest [photos]
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<p>The Delaware State Police Color Guard presents the colors for the singing of the National Anthem to start the ceremony. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The Markells bow for the invocation delivered by Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Francis Malooly. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden administers the oath of office to Lt. Gov. Denn. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Denn, who made education and children's issue a main part of his first term, thanks his wife and sons for their support. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Lt. Governor Matt Denn delivers his inaugural address, "We have a sacred obligation to those who have sacrificed for us, to the generation that follows us. An obligation to lay a foundation for greatness." (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>A few revolutionary reenactors were a reminder of the first time the oath of office administered to Delaware's first Governor, called the state's "president" in 1776, John McKinley. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Delaware Governor Jack Markell takes the oath of office beside his wife and daughter. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Delaware's First Lady Carla Markell claps for her husband as State Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron Steele looks on. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Lt. Governor Matt Denn and his wife Michele try to help their twin sons with the lyrics of "Our Delaware", the official state song. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Rabbi Peter Grumbacher delivers the benediction at the end of the ceremony. (Kim Phan/for NewsWorks)</p>
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Members of The Philadelphia Student Union will gather on the steps of the School District Building to stage a “Student Apocalypse: A Brainless Future”. A zombie-themed flashmob dance
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Students are calling for a moratorium on school closings until an analysis of the impact has been conducted.
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Members of The Philadelphia Student Union will gather on the steps of the School District Building to stage a “Student Apocalypse: A Brainless Future”. A zombie-themed flashmob dance
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Through this creative demonstration, students will act out what education reform means to them: creating more “brainless” students being shuffled through a system that isn’t working with them or for them.
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Students created this action in response to the list of 37 school closings that was announced just prior to the winter break.
School-closing protests are nothing new in Philadelphia, but students who stood outside The School District of Philadelphia building today at 440 N. Broad St. added a new twist.
Members of the Philadelphia Student Union staged a “Student Apocalypse: A Brainless Future” dressed as zombies to rally against the district’s plan to close 37 public schools.
Students were there to act out scenes they say create “brainless” pupils being pushed through a system that doesn’t work. Part of the protest included a “Thriller” dance performance.
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