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Person of the Week (Anthony Smith) #990388

ABC Evening News for Friday, Mar 18, 2011
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(Studio: Diane Sawyer) Report introduced.

(Ron Claiborne) High school principal Anthony Smith, who brought the motto "failure is not an option" to his job transforming a rundown school, profiled; scenes shown from Cincinnati's Taft High School where the local phone company donated laptops and cell phones. [SMITH - says we will not let you fall through the cracks; states graduation rate is 95 percent.] [Taft teacher Kelly ROZELL†- comments.] [Cincinnati Bell CEO Jack CASSIDY†- says we have not taken any computers back.] [Student Kenny FOWLER†- reacts to the school.]

Reporter(s):
Sawyer, Diane
Duration:
00:03:10

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