Many of us here, as I do, represent communities where the public school is the backbone of the community. In places like Presidio or Van Horn, Fort Stockton, there are no private schools. there, no way to transfer to a private school down the road in those towns. These communities rely on their public schools not just for education, but for meals, for special education services, for after school programs, and for many, even healthcare. (00:43–00:50)
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Asserts that these towns lack private school options.
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