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What started as a protest over the layoff of a popular librarian at Lincoln Park High School has escalated into a rancorous debate about student free speech and teacher intimidation at one of the city's flagship neighborhood schools...It seems the kids get it. Too bad Clark Street doesn't.
...Principal Bessie Karvelas said Eshoo, who had been at the school for 16 years, was fired because of budget cuts. But students and teachers have questioned whether Eshoo was let go because she challenged the principal on various issues.
"We're supposed to be one of the best schools in the system, but a lot of teachers want to leave. They are so afraid to speak out," said senior Michelle Gautier
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