A day without women? Teacher protest shuts US city schools

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ZbmTXXbYaLGmYm7q9ThzUw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/012aab7f2a6372fe48f10296e42b22349d40ab1c.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/day-without-women-teacher-protest-shuts-us-city-205303333.html)What does a day without women look like? The city of Alexandria, Virginia, just outside the US capital, found out on Wednesday as an avalanche of teacher requests for time off to mark International Women's Day forced it to close down its entire public school district. Alexandria's unprecedented decision -- announced two days ahead of time to give parents time to plan for the disruption -- appeared to be broadly well received in the progressive northern Virginia city.



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