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On the recordMarch 14, 2000
Schools need to be safe havens for all children. It is important to teach all of these character traits, but for us as adults, as the gentleman has pointed out, it is very important that we live up to those. Children are a lot smarter than we give them credit.
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Emerson Etheridge
Ind. Republican-Democrat · Tennessee

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Discussing the importance of school modernization and creating safe environments for children.

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