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Long Beach Fights Retardation With School Programs
In Long Beach the effort to aid mentally retarded children centers on Point One public school programs for educable students, with 19 classes in elementary schools, 10 in junior highs, and seven in high schools. Point Two funds severely retarded pupils at Florence Nightingale School, Nightingale serves 63 students with six teachers and four assistants, offering speech therapy, homemaking, music, and crafts. The Long Beach Exceptional Children's Foundation operates Nightingale and the Child Development Clinic provides early screening for ages two to seven.
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Clifford E. Howe
Florence Nightingale School
Willow St
Nightingale
Long Beach
Children’s Clinic