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The Beat: WATCH D.O.G.S brings male role models into elementary classrooms

By Eric Durban
December 4, 2009 | 11:17 a.m. CST

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This fall, Parkade Elementary became the first Columbia school to start a program aimed at bringing fathers back into the classroom. It's called WATCH D.O.G.S., or Dads of Great Students.

Columbia Missourian reporters Christina Manolis and Jordan Zirm visited KBIA's Eric Durban on "The Beat" to discuss the programs' goals and successes.