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Divorced dads often dissed by schools

  • Written by Jessica Troilo, Associate Professor of Child Development and Family Studies, West Virginia University
Educators often fail to recognize fathers, a researcher contends. Brad Tollefson/AP

By the time Father’s Day takes place, the school year is usually over.

In many ways, that’s an apt metaphor for how divorced fathers – or fathers who don’t live with their children – get treated by their children’s schools. That...

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