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Parents call for change after man picks up wrong child from school

<p>Parents are calling for change after finding out that a 6-year-old girl was picked up by a stranger following an after-school program last week at P.S. 189 in Brownsville.</p>

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Parents call for change after man picks up wrong child from school

<p>Parents are calling for change after finding out that a 6-year-old girl was picked up by a stranger following an after-school program last week at P.S. 189 in Brownsville.</p>

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