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    How COVID-19 upended back-to-school shopping

    The new academic year starts this week for students across Southern California. Typically, parents prepare by spending hundreds of dollars per child on supplies and clothes.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Jarrett Hill • Aug 18, 2020 • 24m Listen

    The new academic year starts this week for students across Southern California. Typically, parents prepare by spending hundreds of dollars per child on supplies and clothes. But this fall semester is starting with virtual learning to curb the spread of COVID-19. It’s turned the back-to-school market upside down.

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      Jarrett Hill

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Rebecca Mooney

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