Students Call For ‘Wellness Centers’ in Long Beach Schools

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Community organizers in Long Beach held a campaign last week in part to push for “wellness centers” in all of the city’s schools. A study by Khmer Girls in Action, a local advocacy group for young Cambodian-American women, found high rates of illiteracy, pregnancy and drop-outs, which they say can be mitigated by having wellness centers at schools. VOA Khmer's Cheang Sophinarath reports.