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Vice principal punished

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A school administrator was placed on leave for throwing a Dominican flag to the floor and stepping on it during an impromptu student celebration of Dominican Independence Day last week. Robert Perkins, a vice principal, said Wednesday that he was under stress from unrelated school problems, namely teacher complaints about student behavior and absences.

photo - Bob Space, 60, of Toms River, N.J., holds up the $216 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket during a news conference Wednesday at Chubb Insurance Co. in Whitehouse Station, N.J. Space and nine co-workers at Chubb will share the jackpot. AP PHOTO
Bob Space, 60, of Toms River, N.J., holds up the $216 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket during a news conference Wednesday at Chubb Insurance Co. in Whitehouse Station, N.J. Space and nine co-workers at Chubb will share the jackpot. AP PHOTO

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