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In Conservative Oklahoma, Schools Chief Says DACA's End Will Cause 'Devastating Blow'

Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora speaks during a news conference in Oklahoma City on Aug. 16, 2017. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora speaks during a news conference in Oklahoma City on Aug. 16, 2017. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

The superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s decision to end the DACA program will be “devastating” to students and staff in the majority Hispanic district.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Aurora Lora (@OKCPS), who leads the state’s biggest school system.

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