There are 33 schools in Michigan that are closed today . . . because of the MAYAN APOCALYPSE.  The Lapeer Community School District sent all of its kids home early for Christmas break because the superintendent was worried that the Mayan apocalypse might make someone, quote, "[want] to go out with a bang."  And in the wake of the Connecticut shootings, he's not taking any chances.

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