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He ordered a letterman jacket in high school but couldn’t afford to pick it up. His brother just found it at a thrift shop 28 years later

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Jed Mottley played varsity football 28 years ago at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when nothing screamed ultimate pride in your sport and school like a letterman jacket — but Mottley didn’t have one. “I went down to the store that year and picked everything out,” Mottley told CNN. “You

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More than 20 school districts nationwide extend Thanksgiving break for teacher and student mental health days

By Elizabeth Stuart and Kiely Westhoff, CNN More than 20 public school districts across the nation are extending their Thanksgiving breaks by several days to allow for mental health days for students and staff. Districts in at least six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland have amended their schedules to

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More than 20 school districts nationwide extend Thanksgiving break for teacher and student mental health days

By Elizabeth Stuart and Kiely Westhoff, CNN More than 20 public school districts across the nation are extending their Thanksgiving breaks by several days to allow for mental health days for students and staff. Districts in at least six different states including Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, and Maryland have amended their schedules to

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He ordered a letterman jacket in high school but couldn’t afford to pick it up. His brother just found it at a thrift shop 28 years later

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Jed Mottley played varsity football 28 years ago at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when nothing screamed ultimate pride in your sport and school like a letterman jacket — but Mottley didn’t have one. “I went down to the store that year and picked everything out,” Mottley told CNN. “You

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