What is School Like for Children in War Zones?

Life is uncertain for children in war zones. There, school can be a source of stability or just another thing that war obliterates. We hear reports on what school is like in three of the world's most active war zones: Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine.
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A first-grader's drawing in the courtyard of Lyceum No 153 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a school damaged this summer after a Russian missile hit a children's hospital across the street.

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A first-grader's drawing in the courtyard of Lyceum No 153 in Kyiv, Ukraine, a school damaged this summer after a Russian missile hit a children's hospital across the street.

Joanna Kakissis/NPR

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