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December 21, 2012

End of world fears prompt Minot to cancel school

While today marks the end of the Mayan calendar, not the end of the world, some schools are taking extra security precautions and one North Dakota school district scrapped classes all together reports the Grand Forks Herald.

Minot Public Schools cancelled classes Friday because of growing rumors about the Mayan calendar’s supposed prediction that the world will end and concerns for student safety.

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