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    Schools ease enrollment to help Puerto Rican students get back to class

    by Marissa Page, Chicago Tribune Dec 06, 2017 4 minutes

    CHICAGO - David Vera got straight A's on his first report card in Chicago. Uprooted from his home in Arecibo after Hurricane Maria leveled his father's house in late September, the 17-year-old senior was among thousands of Puerto Ricans arriving in Chicago in search of a new normal.

    For many kids, that meant going back to school. Chicago Public Schools officials said that over the past several weeks, roughly 140 Puerto Rican students have enrolled in 73 schools.

    David is staying near O'Hare International Airport with his mom's former partner, Jose Vazquez. Vazquez, 47, said his children have helped David get acclimated at his

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