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YOU LOCAL. WELL, IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR MANY STUDENTS ACROSS ALABAMA, ESPECIALLY RIGHT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM. �������� 13, PATSY DOUGLAS SPOKE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS AND TELLS US WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HERE AT BOOKER T WASHINGTON SCHOOL. THEY ALREADY HAVE THOSE BACK TO SCHOOL SIGNS UP AS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WALK THROUGH THOSE DOORS. BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS HAS MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS ENROLLED, A NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT SINCE LAST YEAR. DR. MARK SULLIVAN SAYS THEY BELIEVE THIS NUMBER IS GROWING BECAUSE THEY’RE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS STAY IN BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS WITH PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP BENEFIT THEM. WE ARE A A BLACK AND BROWN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MANY OF OUR STUDENTS LIVE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL. SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS. IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION SO THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS, THEY CAN BE WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BE NOW. SULLIVAN SAYS ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW IN KEEPING THIS MOMENTUM GOING. HE’S HOPING TO SEE THE GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS WALKING THROUGH THOSE DOORS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. AND HE’S ALSO ENCOURAGING THOSE PARENTS RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR CHILD AND YOU CAN GO TO BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS DOT ORG AND EASILY CLICK THIS REGISTRATION LINK AND IT’S GOING TO TAKE YOU EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED TO GO IN BIRMINGHAM, PATSY