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Education Headlines: Plano ISD and Denton ISD budget concerns and a Heimlich maneuver
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Education Headlines: Plano ISD and Denton ISD budget concerns and a Heimlich maneuver

Plano ISD has named the four schools it plans to close next year, while another district is freezing position due to budget issues. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has those headlines plus a teacher who saved a student during lunch.

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