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Tuesday, October 14, 2003

A brand new Head Start on the Navajo Nation that was vandalized continues to undergo renovations in preparation of reopening.

The director of the Northern Navajo Agency�s Head Start program doesn't know when the facility, located in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico, will reopen. A reported 37 Navajo children, ages 3 to 5, have not been able to attend since the building was closed early last month.

Five juveniles, ages 7 to 12, have been detained for allegedly vandalizing the Head Start.

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After 5 weeks, Head Start still closed (The Farmington Daily Times 10/14)

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