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01-08-2009, 02:40 PM
As expected, attendance at schools throughout the country yesterday was minimal. No shows prevailed for the first day of school yesterday, as the 20-day holiday period came to an end. Students who did turn up ended up leaving early. According to Hoy, only 14 out 1,400 students attended classes at a school in Villa Juana sector of Santo Domingo. A low turnout was also reported throughout the DR. Education Minister Melanio Paredes commented that the nation is destined to fail if it can't break the "chit-chat" culture, in order to complete simple tasks.
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