55% of public school students were chronically absent from class, where the national average is at approximately 26%. The lead risk exposure index is the highest in the nation at 10 out of 10. The average is around 5.5. There are 47.3 opioid overdose deaths per 100k, which is double the national average as well at 10.6. it's arguably the single most left behind impoverished district. It's the fifth most impoverished district in the United States. How do we get here? Like, how did this happen? (10:31–10:40)
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Asserts that opioid overdose deaths in the district are 47.3 per 100k, double the national average of 10.6.
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