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Group complains about curriculum

RALEIGH, N.C. - A Christian group says a stress-reduction class for students at a Raleigh elementary school promoted "New Age" beliefs and were school-sponsored religious activities that violated the First Amendment.

Called2Action, a local activist organization, has sent a letter to Wake County Schools Superintendent Bill McNeal and school board members asking them to make sure this kind of program doesn't happen.

"For a Christian parent, you've got some areas of concern that they're teaching things opposite to your faith," said Steve Noble, the chairman of Called2Action.

The complaint was being reviewed by the school district's attorneys.

College officer killed by city police officer

ORLANDO, Fla. - A university police officer working with the state to curb underage drinking was shot to death by an Orlando police officer outside the Citrus Bowl on Saturday as fans were arriving for a football game, authorities said.

Mario Jenkins, a canine officer working with Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco agents, was killed, University of Central Florida Police Sgt. Troy Williamson said.

Witnesses told the Orlando Sentinel the incident started when the undercover officer tried to break up a tailgate party. They said he fired three shots into the air. An Orlando Police officer saw the man with the gun and shot him several times, the newspaper said.