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Youngsters disembark from a school bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
Youngsters disembark from a school bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
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School personnel help children off the bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
School personnel help children off the bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
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Children gather for the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
Children gather for the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.
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Moms guide their children into Robert E. Lee Elementary on the first day of school Thursday.
Moms guide their children into Robert E. Lee Elementary on the first day of school Thursday.
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Youngsters disembark from a school bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.

School personnel help children off the bus on the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.

Children gather for the first day of school Thursday at Robert E. Lee Elementary.

Moms guide their children into Robert E. Lee Elementary on the first day of school Thursday.

Durant Democrat photos/Randy Bruce

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