It’s Back to School for Joplin Students, But Some Will Head to ‘The Mall’

An empty department store has been converted into a brand-new high school for about 900 students in Joplin, Mo. It is the town’s solution to begin the new school year today after Joplin High was destroyed by a twister in May that killed 160 people. Jim Dunn, a spokesman for Joplin’s school district, told MSNBC

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It’s Back to School for Joplin Students, But Some Will Head to ‘The Mall’

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