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TIP Descends From the Hill

Courtesy of reporter Megan Bagdonas, via her story in today's Daily Breeze, a few more details for you on the TIP Academy's withdrawal of their petition to start a charter school in Palos Verdes.

Yet it's still unclear precisely why they backed off ... could it be something to do with the 500-or-so peeved parents who packed a public hearing on the matter, many of whom decried the very idea of a charter in their area?

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