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Justin Bieber and the principal: The real story - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Justin Bieber and the principal: The real story - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:


Justin Bieber and the principal: The real story

The story is being told about how 17-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber went to a high-poverty school in Las Vegas, gave a private concert to over-the-moon students and handed a $100,000 check to the delighted principal.
The real story is about what that principal, Sherrie Gahn, has done for and with the students at Whitney Elementary School in Las Vegas, where more than 85 percent of the more than 600 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a measure of poverty. Many live in houses without heat, electricity and running water.
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