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Schools report who's in, out: Wake says 7,256 students were accepted at sites to which families applied.

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| March 17, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The News & Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kinea White Epps

Mar. 17--Todd and Marcy Cox were really looking forward to their daughter participating in the chorus program at Martin Magnet Middle School.

Shelby, 10, had participated in a statewide singing competition last year. They thought a school with a chorus program would give her more experience. But Shelby wasn't accepted. "It's been a stinky day all around," Todd Cox said Friday. The Coxes were among thousands of families in Wake County who found out Thursday or Friday whether they were accepted into magnet, traditional or year-round schools they applied to in February. On Friday, Wake school leaders released figures…

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