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On the recordFebruary 26, 2018
I heard from an elementary school principal, whose students should be learning to read and write, should be running around full of energy and excitement, but are, instead, struggling to focus at school because of the trauma of their parents' addiction at home.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray discusses the educational challenges faced by children affected by parental addiction.

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