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- ↑ "FACTS 2016-2017" (PDF). Kirksville R-III School District. p. 2/7. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ Brown, Danielle (December 14, 2015). "Kirksville R-III adapts in order to better integrate Congolese students". Kirksville Daily Express. p. 1 . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
