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Foster youth recounts childhood instability and plans to study veterinary surgery
Summary
A student who said they entered foster care after their mother's death described years of school disruptions, time in residential care, and a plan to attend community college and then transfer to a four-year university to study veterinary surgery.
The student, identified in the transcript only as "Student" and who described themself as a foster youth, said they were born in Palm Springs in February 2007 and entered the foster system after their mother died of a drug overdose.
"I was born in Palm Springs of 02/2007. I was there for about 3 to 4 years and then my mother died of a drug overdose," the Student said. "I was put into Trinity Youth Services and I've been there almost 4 years."
The student described repeated school changes and early academic struggles,…
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