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msongs

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3. maybe you can ask the parents why they allow this in their families

Reply to EFerrari (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:49 PM

Jun 2012

no doubt schools have a role in this but the baseline is family support for their kids and the schools so until families value school not much will change.

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I've been following a local non profit that works in the Latino community. [View all] EFerrari Jun 2012 OP

Call our local School Board rep. (S)he can suggest 12 ways you can help, I'm sure. leveymg Jun 2012 #1

Good idea. I will do that. n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #2

Okay, so I left voice/ email for the rep. EFerrari Jun 2012 #5

maybe you can ask the parents why they allow this in their families msongs Jun 2012 #3

If parents were running this district, I would do just that. EFerrari Jun 2012 #4