Seattle school board: shutting down schools

It is rare that a journalist gets an adrenaline rush covering a meeting. But a recent Seattle Public School Board meeting was passionate, rowdy and a bit unruly as the board of directors took on the issue of school closures.

Seattle has lopsided enrollment, with some parts of town filled to capacity and others struggling to seat students. The schools that were closed were largely in poorer parts of town with large minority populations.