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There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory.

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Ross Perot
Age: 89 †
Born: 1930
Born: June 27
Died: 2019
Died: July 9
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Naval Officer
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Texarkana
Texas
Henry Ross Perot
H. Ross Perot
Henry Ray Perot
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