Volunteers seek to reach Texas dropouts (AP)

by Populux | August 28, 2006 at 12:51 am
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HOUSTON - Andres Torres, 18, is working to support his infant twin girls. Claudia Zavala, 15, gave birth on Friday. Diocelina Garcia, 18, is seven months pregnant. All were high school dropouts when the sun rose Saturday. By noon, each had registered to go back to school. What made the difference was a visit from someone who cares that they return to the classroom. "If the kids aren't going to come to us, we're going to come to them," said Roberta Cusack, the Houston school district's director ...
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