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Kids Love Hot Cheetos But Schools Hate Them

NPR | By Luke Burbank
Published May 9, 2006 at 4:00 PM EDT
Olivia Thomas, 11, is a 5th grader at Jackson Elementary School in Pasadena, Calif., and a big fan of Hot Cheetos.
Luke Burbank, NPR
Olivia Thomas, 11, is a 5th grader at Jackson Elementary School in Pasadena, Calif., and a big fan of Hot Cheetos.

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