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Stamford School Dons Groovy Shirts for Autism

By Anthony Buzzeo  05/13/11

It isn’t the 1970s, but that did'nt stop Roxbury Elementary School students from wearing tie-dye t-shirts on Friday. The students were wearing the funkadelic clothing for Autism Awareness Day and Principal Gloria Manna could not stop smiling walking around her school.

“The typical students have gained a compassion and citizenship about the issue and that is the greatest award,” Mann said, explaining how students with Autism are mainstreamed in certain classes.

School secretary Joyce Pinto sold the Stamford Education 4 Autism tie-dye shirts to students, staff, and even ...

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