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Charleroi, Pa., educators, students show unity as community gets thrown into political debate over immigration

Fifth graders wait for their English language arts class to start on Sept. 18 in Charleroi, Pa. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via TNS

The quiet halls of Charleroi High School briefly burst to life with the ring of a bell last week, signaling the end of seventh period.

Hundreds of students clad in jeans, athletic shorts and pajama pants made their way to their next class, embracing and jostling each other on their way, before the halls again fell silent.

The day was like any other, despite their school — in a sprawling campus of buildings that hold more than 1,500 students in grades K-12 — recently becoming the latest point of contention in the ongoing political debate surrounding immigration in America.

Over the past few years, the small borough hugging the Monongahela River in Washington County, has seen an increase in immigration from people seeking jobs and housing and at times fleeing danger in their home countries.

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