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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - A Mitchell High School student, outraged over a shortage of books, got results after taking his complaints straight to the top.

Justin Pearson, a sophomore at Mitchell, addressed the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners Monday night, telling members he and many of his classmates didn't have all their books.

"The hardest part of not having books was not being able to go over prepositions in English," he said.

Wednesday, district officials confirmed there was a mistake, saying the missing books were found in the school's storage. Mitchell High's principal has since been reprimanded for failing to follow district directives.

Memphis City Schools food service staff has won a national award for its innovative approach to offering healthy, low-fat, vegetarian options to students. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a national nonprofit organization that promotes healthy diets, has named Memphis City Schools a winner in the 2010 Golden Carrot Awards.

The award was presented during this year’s National School Lunch Week, which ran earlier this month. A cash prize accompanies the award: PCRM will give $1,000 to Memphis City Schools nutrition services staff to benefit the district’s food service program.

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