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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome time

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<v Speaker 1>for part two of our community connection right here on

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<v Speaker 1>K one, the one you trusted, and we are talking

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<v Speaker 1>with Martinsville Public Schools and Public Schools Foundation. Loadonna Lar,

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<v Speaker 1>How are we doing? Today's doing great? Wow? You know

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<v Speaker 1>some people would say, well, we're about halfway through summer,

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<v Speaker 1>but really it's a little bit more than half.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yes, literally, we have four weeks from tomorrow is

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<v Speaker 2>the first day of school. Oh I thank you August fourteenth,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my goodness, sakes, that was a fast summer.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, oh my goodness. What can we expect new this year?

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<v Speaker 2>So the first thing that comes to mind is Ranch Heights.

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<v Speaker 2>The expansion project at Ranch Heights will be completed, so

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<v Speaker 2>have some new classrooms. Our early childhood classrooms will be

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<v Speaker 2>new there with pre k and kinder gardens. So and

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<v Speaker 2>then a new library. So that'll be very nice, very nice,

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh right, what's the what's the We're going to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to this year a little bit, but I want

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<v Speaker 1>to even know what the foundation has been up to.

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<v Speaker 1>How is it your?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So summer is kind of our planning. We're in

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<v Speaker 3>planning mode for summer and gearing up for stay of

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<v Speaker 3>the schools. So that's coming up on August the sixth,

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<v Speaker 3>that's the Wednesday, the week before school starts, and you

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<v Speaker 3>might remember, but it's a great opportunity to kind of

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<v Speaker 3>get together and kick off the school year as a community.

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<v Speaker 3>Our superintendent will give his annual update on kind of

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<v Speaker 3>a review of what's been going on this past school

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<v Speaker 3>year and what's coming up for the current school year.

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<v Speaker 3>So just a great opportunity, whether you've been before or not,

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<v Speaker 3>whether you have kids in the district or not, to

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<v Speaker 3>come together and hear about what's going on in our schools,

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<v Speaker 3>figure out how you can get engaged. It is a

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<v Speaker 3>fundraiser for the foundation. It's our biggest fundraisers, so a

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<v Speaker 3>great way to kind of get us in the position

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<v Speaker 3>to fund all those teacher grants and bruins on the

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<v Speaker 3>run and all the things that we're doing for our

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<v Speaker 3>students and teachers every year. So again, that's August the

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<v Speaker 3>sixth at the Bartlesvielle High School. Comments Tickets are available

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<v Speaker 3>on our website Bpsfoundation dot org and we still have

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<v Speaker 3>some sponsorships available. But with that event comes an online

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<v Speaker 3>auction where we have a lot of Bruin themed activities

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<v Speaker 3>and experiences like exploring our aviation's flight simulators. We've got

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<v Speaker 3>a beach house in North Carolina from one of our

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<v Speaker 3>retired teachers this year. I know, and go ahead, and

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<v Speaker 3>but your been in on that now, so it's our

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<v Speaker 3>biggest auction yet. But again all kind of related in

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<v Speaker 3>some form to our Bruins and alumni. And then we

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<v Speaker 3>have che Chef Nook is our executive chef for the district.

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<v Speaker 3>I know everybody in Bartlesville knows Chef Nook, so he's

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<v Speaker 3>now our executive chef with child Nutrition and so he's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be putting together a great meal for all

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<v Speaker 3>of our guests.

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<v Speaker 1>My goodness sake, I don't know how you got that done,

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<v Speaker 1>but wow, that is that is really something else, so ladatta.

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<v Speaker 1>Besides you know, buying a ticket for the Silent Art.

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<v Speaker 2>Right this year. So we have excited about some of

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<v Speaker 2>our programs expanding at the high school. So our construction

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<v Speaker 2>program that we started new last year, if you remember that,

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<v Speaker 2>so we already have grown enough that we've added a

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<v Speaker 2>second teacher to that program. So yes, so we're looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to that, and of course they already outgrew the

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<v Speaker 2>space that we put them in initially, so we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be moving them out to the original AG building,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll have a bigger shop area and bigger classroom

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<v Speaker 2>space to accommodate the growing program. And then our aviation

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<v Speaker 2>program is going into its fourth year this year, so

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<v Speaker 2>we continue to see growth in that. We have over

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred students who are enrolled in that program, so

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<v Speaker 2>this will be since it's year four, this will be

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<v Speaker 2>the first year that we'll have students who have participated

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<v Speaker 2>in that program for all four years of high school,

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<v Speaker 2>who would have started as freshmen and get to work

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<v Speaker 2>at the whole program.

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<v Speaker 1>That is really nice, a little bit different that I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's going to be quieter around school.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, thank you. We are updating our cell phone policy

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<v Speaker 2>and the biggest difference that students will see is at

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<v Speaker 2>the high school level. So we had already had this

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<v Speaker 2>policy in place at the elementaries and the middle schools,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the high school is going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>change this year. So following new state legislation, we will

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<v Speaker 2>students will not be allowed to have their cell phones

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<v Speaker 2>out from Bell de Belle and Bell de Belle is

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<v Speaker 2>defined as from the first bill of the day until

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<v Speaker 2>the last bill of the day, so throughout the whole

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<v Speaker 2>school day, cell phones will be put away. The only

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<v Speaker 2>exceptions are emergencies or if a student has a medical

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<v Speaker 2>need that's tied to their phone. There's some health monitoring

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<v Speaker 2>some students. Okay, so those would be the exceptions. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's definitely a big change, you know, it'll be an adjustment.

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<v Speaker 2>Change is not easy, but looking forward to the results

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<v Speaker 2>that our students and teachers will see in the classroom

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<v Speaker 2>once they get in this new habit, I really think

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<v Speaker 2>everybody is going to find that the classroom experience is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be better for everybody, students included.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah. The first thing is going to prove is

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<v Speaker 1>the posture, absolutely, and then the second thing is that

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<v Speaker 1>kids are going to remember that the reading is fun

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<v Speaker 1>to mental. They'll rediscover actually taking a look at a

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<v Speaker 1>textbook again.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and hopefully their intention spans will improve, they won't

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<v Speaker 3>have all those distractions. I know, as a parent of

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<v Speaker 3>incoming sophomore, I'm thrills. It's kind of just reinforcing what

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<v Speaker 3>we're trying to do at home, right, It's reinforcing that.

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<v Speaker 3>And I like that you said it was a habit.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it is about breaking a habit, and

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<v Speaker 3>at first it might be rocky, but I know I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to start talking to my kids about it now

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<v Speaker 3>so that they can start, you know, getting that expectation

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<v Speaker 3>in their head. Hopefully that will help. But my middle schooler,

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<v Speaker 3>when they kind of made the transition to not having

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<v Speaker 3>cell phones, that went, I think much smoother than maybe

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<v Speaker 3>anybody expected, just because if everybody does it together, then

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<v Speaker 3>you know you're on the same boat.

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<v Speaker 1>So well, this is going to be interesting. I really

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<v Speaker 1>hope this pays off because I had our last one

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<v Speaker 1>just graduated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, congratulations, thank you made it empty nest after seven

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<v Speaker 2>kids you all day.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no clue what I'm going to be doing world. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't paying for college for her and her sister anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>but I witnessed with the last I guess the three

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<v Speaker 1>girls that we that changes took place, like attention span

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<v Speaker 1>and getting worried about this that or the other that

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<v Speaker 1>really was meaningless or unimportant, and being anxious about missing

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<v Speaker 1>something on their phone. Right, And I am very thankful

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<v Speaker 1>that this policy is kicked in so that these kids

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<v Speaker 1>can learn how to breathe. It can relax, forget about anxiety,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know, maybe just enjoy being a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Completely agree. So I mentioned the classroom experience. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that we'll see a better classroom experience for

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<v Speaker 2>both students and teachers. But I also think, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>reading the research and around the impacts of so much

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<v Speaker 2>time spent on screens and social media that just personally kids,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking forward to seeing the change in their relationships

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<v Speaker 2>with other students.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to talk to people, right, awkward.

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<v Speaker 2>That's another thing that's going to be a change, and

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<v Speaker 2>it is probably going to be a little bit awkward.

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<v Speaker 2>What is lunch going to look like? It's going to

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<v Speaker 2>look a lot different than it has, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>last several years. I think that's a good thing. It

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<v Speaker 2>will be a challenge, though, but we're up for it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, We're up for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Right up there. Give them a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>face masks the food fight, you know, because kids got

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<v Speaker 1>the jitters and never mind, I don't think that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to happen. But I think probably with it about six weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to find a bunch calmer good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, completely agree. I think probably the first three

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<v Speaker 2>weeks will be the toughest, right, that's you know, that'll

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<v Speaker 2>be the toughest for everybody. And then after that, hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>it becomes routine and becomes a little easier. But maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm being optimistic and shooting for just three weeks things. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the test.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think the idea is wonderful. Whatever it takes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to work. And I got nothing but high

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<v Speaker 1>praise for our lawmakers putting that together and for our

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<v Speaker 1>schools for implementing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>I do appreciate the work.

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<v Speaker 2>That the legislature did this year in supporting this policy change.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's needed and it gets everybody. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's what's goes for our kids, so I appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>their support for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And once again in the big.

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<v Speaker 3>Event, stay to school super cool.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're going to get that taken care of. Folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being with this year on Community Connection

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust.

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<v Speaker 2>This note that the COPE and Senior Citizens Center will

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<v Speaker 2>be closed for the