After Maria, US Schools Get Influx of Puerto Rican Students

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After Maria, US Schools Get Influx of Puerto Rican Students
Nov. 15, 2017, at 4:55 p.m.

After Maria, US Schools Get Influx of Puerto Rican Students
The Associated Press

By TERRANCE HARRIS, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ten-year-old Anthony Valencia says that after Hurricane Maria destroyed his home in Puerto Rico he played video games for a month until he was sick of them. Now his smile stretches wide when he talks about going back to school — on the U.S. mainland.

"I really wanted school back, because without it, it's just ... bored," Anthony said.

More than 140,000 Puerto Ricans have left since the Category 4 Hurricane slammed into the island Sept. 20 and some experts estimate more than 300,000 more could leave in the coming two years. Many have gone to Florida, followed by Pennsylvania, Texas, New York and New Jersey, according to estimates. Some estimate 14,000 public school students are among the exodus.

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