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By: News On 6
ELMORE CITY, Oklahoma -
It s been 40 years since a group of Elmore City students fought and won the right to dance at their prom.
“I can remember it was really hard to dance. There were so many cameras and TV Cameras,” recalled Leonard Coffee.
The celebration of a hard-fought battle.
“There was a law against it in Elmore City,” said Coffee.
To dance.
The true story became the iconic movie ‘Footloose.’
“At the time I had no idea there was no dancing in Elmore City,” said Coffee.
Coffee, who passed away from multiple health complications in January 2021, was Mary Anne Temple s boyfriend back then. The Ariel Character was based on Mary Ann. Although Leonard told us Ren was actually a combination of him and class president Rex Kennedy.
by the public school system. last year, more than 250 teachers were fired because of tight budget constraints. but now it turns out that budget may have been miscalculated. news4 s megan mcgrath has the latest from northwest washington. good morning. there are questions about the budget numbers. specifically what the average d.c. teacher makes per year. there s the possibility that the numbers used to calculate the budget were wrong. meaning the school system has a surplus rather than a budget deficit. last week, there were hugs between the teachers union and city leaders when a new contract was agreed upon. this week? there is anger. we all are quite angry at this situation. last fall, 266 school employees were laid off. sparking protests. the reason given by school chancellor michelle rhee, a large budget shortfall. but new information has surfaced about a possible accounting mistake. and instead of a budget gap, the school system could actually have a budget surplus.