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Listen to 'The Point': The Stakes at Hawthorne High

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We're midway through a pivotal school year at Hawthorne Middle/High School, where anything less than a "C" grade on this year's school accountability report would mean the school's closure. Reporter Bailey Lefever joins us to talk about how people there are feeling and what has been done to turn it around in time.

(Music: "Prism" by Render)

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Ethan is the Interim Director of the Innovation News Center, home to WUFT News. He is a Pennsylvania native who found a home helping to tell Florida's stories. Reach him by emailing emagoc@wuft.org or calling 352-294-1525.

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