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No Child Left Behind

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A man and his 12-year-old daughter spent the last four years living in a remote hillside in Portland’s Forest Park … Under a tarp-covered, wood-framed shelter, [police] found sleeping bags, a partially burnt log, a Bible, a stack of old World Book Encyclopedias, rakes and other tools. A rope swing, a tilled vegetable garden and a small creek were nearby … The pair went into the city twice a week to stop by the bank, attend church, buy groceries and clothes from Goodwill. Frank, a devout Christian, said he taught his daughter using the old encyclopedias. They grew vegetables and used the nearby creek to keep clean. They stored perishable foods in a small pool of water at the creek’s edge … The girl had been home schooled … Officials said the girl, who would be normally in 7th grade, is at a 12th grade equivalency.

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