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NAACP Teaches De-escalation In South And West Sides

Hundreds of high school students from the South and West sides of Chicago learned techniques Friday to keep a confrontation with police or acquaintances from getting violent. WBEZ’s Claire Donnelly has more.

Hundreds of high school students from the South and West sides of Chicago learned techniques Friday to keep a confrontation with police or acquaintances from getting violent. WBEZ’s Claire Donnelly has more.

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