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A group of Beverly, Mass., high school seniors is conducting a petition drive to recall three members of the school board from office.

The students claim the eight-member board has mismanaged the suburban Boston district by eliminating classes, shortening the school day, and failing to repair leaky roofs and collapsing walls.

"It's just an embarrassment to the city," said Beverly High School senior Lindsay O'Connell, one of three...

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