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When The Principal Cancels School ... With A Song-And-Dance Number

As temperatures plummet, school administrators from Michigan to Mississippi are finding creative ways to announce snow days. Some of their music videos have gone viral.
Principal Brian McCann sings a snow-day tune in Swansea, Mass.

A new musical duo is being hailed across the country as "brilliant" and "mesmerizing." One fan says their work "transcends all ages," and many more are begging them to go on tour.

But to do that, the singers would have to quit their

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