Tyler has made his adjustment to his new school reasonably well. Academically, he is finding his feet now that he is in an English program. And he is the sort of good-looking, athletic boy who mixes easily in groups. Matthew writes down the answer on behalf of his friend. AT RISK Percentage of secondary-school students who were at risk of dropping out of school.
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