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A New Jersey school district will wash and fold students’ clothes to keep kids in class

At Pinelands Regional Junior High School in Ocean County, a recently installed laundry is meeting a need for students and the community. The Legacy Center is the latest project in an initiative to reduce bullying of kids who may not have access to a laundry or clean clothes for school.

Allison Laurence, a health and physical education teacher who helped set up the Legacy Center at Pinelands Regional Junior High School, folds donated items available for people that need them at the school in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
Allison Laurence, a health and physical education teacher who helped set up the Legacy Center at Pinelands Regional Junior High School, folds donated items available for people that need them at the school in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.Read moreVERNON OGRODNEK / For The Inquirer