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Beth Prescott’s heartbreaking article about vanishing schoolchildren attendees [Issue 1539, April 10] is mind numbing. How can we continue to pretend we are a forward-looking society, when we are clearly failing those most in need. Remember they are our future!

We must nourish and nurture those most in need. Free school meals, free transport, free breakfast clubs and afterschool clubs can all

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