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Department officials tell Maui Now that of the more than 1,700 outstanding students, some may have moved out of state, enrolled in private schools, or have taken a pause while they await the reopening of their Lahaina campus.
COTA requested arrangements for conducting regular classes from Class I to 12 to 28 schools, which are currently being used as relief camps in nine districts.
The school district has been working to get a building updated so it can house students whose school is in need of repairs itself.
Business schools recognize they can have a profound impact on refugees, and create new lives and opportunities for them.
Two months have passed since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, and still Congress has failed to provide promised emergency education relief to help hundreds of thousands of displaced students enroll in school this year.