As families toil in fields, migrant children hit books in Rantoul
By Tim Mitchell
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Vanda Bidwell
Teacher Angela Kleber helps kindergartners, from left in foreground, Randy Garcia, Marci Arriaga, Anthony Vargas and Andrea Orosco with their reading Monday at the school for migrant children at Rantoul Township High School. The school has record enrollment this year.
RANTOUL – Martin Gonzalez may be only 12, but he is already attending his sixth school.
"Sometimes it is hard constantly starting over again," he said. "But it is a great way to meet lots of new friends."
Martin is one of about 155 young people who are attending this summer's school for migrants at Rantoul Township High School.
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