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Milly Delgaso, substance abuse counselor and classroom teacher <br />at the high school, related a conversation she had with male <br />students. There are boys of high school age who play a game <br />wherein they get points based on the number of girls that they are <br />able to impregnate before they graduate. Ms. Delgaso characterized <br />that as frightening. <br />READINESS TO START SCHOOL <br />Kathleen Marshall, preschool coordinator for Indian River <br />County school system, reported on the number of preschool children <br />who are being served in our county. <br />Indian River County <br />Key Facts About Child Care <br />Prekindergarten Early Intervention Program <br />Total Served 122 <br />Total on Waiting List 85+ <br />Indian River County Head Start <br />Total Served 294 <br />Total on Waiting List 43 <br />Subsidized Child Care (Title XX) <br />Total Served 1 8 5 <br />Total on Waiting List 84 <br />Redlands Christian Migrant Assoc. <br />Total Served 1 7 3 <br />Total on Waiting List 123 <br />774 335 <br />w <br />Demographics and Child Poverty (1990) <br />Total Number of Children Under 5 4,918 <br />Total Percent of Children in Elementary <br />School on Free and Reduced Lunch 46% <br />Number" of Children Under 5 Who Would <br />Be on Free and Reduced Lunch 2,262 <br />Poverty Status - % Below Poverty Line <br />Families with Children Under 5 13.3% <br />Female Householder Families 47% <br />17 <br />JAN 3 11994 BOOK 9 F,, 633 <br />