Protest at San Diego school board meeting, Feb. 10, 2009

VICTORY! Board agrees to ban weapons training at 11 high schools.

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After 90 minutes of testimony and board discussion, the board decides in a 3-2 vote to ban marksmanship training in the district and convert all shooting range facilities for other educational uses.

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After the vote, the crowd of students and supporters pour out of the auditorium and hold an impromptu rally.

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With knowledge that the struggle for education instead of militarization is not over, people are ready to celebrate this latest victory in an ongoing campaign that began 14 months earlier.

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