I know it is true that in some areas in which we have a croppicking emergency the schools may be let out for 3 or 4 days in order to get the crop in. That does happen in some places. However. Mr. President. those are very temporary peri.ods of time. Our real problem with these migrant .children is to find the educational faclities in the local school districts that will take care of their special needs. because :a large percentage of them do have spe.cial needs. One may be old enough to be in the sixth grade. but not have had the training to make it possible for him to carry on the work in the sixth grade. That is the problem.
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A large percentage of migrant children have special needs.