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Staff Of Pellston Public Schools Participate In Poverty Simulation

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By Christina Vecchioni, Reporter - email

Staff from Pellston Public Schools learned what it's like to live in poverty today, something many of their students live with everyday.

They took part in a poverty simulation to better understand what some students and their families go through.

9&10's Christina Vecchioni and photojournalist Eric Davis have more details on the relevance behind this.

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