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Monday, June 1, 2009

Lack of financial aid leaves needy families in limbo


"It's beginning to be depressing," she said. The public campus closest to their home is Henry Clay Middle School. She has spoken to officials there about putting Kamal in accelerated classes but is fearful of what she has heard about violence and fighting on campus. She doesn't want her son to be picked on because his shoelaces are the wrong color or because he does his homework.

Kamal was looking forward to a new environment at a campus where he could "expand" his mind, but is philosophical about what might come next. During the application process, he spent a half day at both Chadwick and Brentwood.

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