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| November 28, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: KEVIN McGILL

Greeted by welcome signs hung over the door and in the hallways, students began returning Monday to the first regular public school to reopen since Hurricane Katrina hit three months ago.

"The main thing is, the kids want to be home," Tony Collins said as he brought his son, James, a fifth-grader. He said he will be dropping off James _ who used to attend a different school _ every day at Ben Franklin Elementary School as he commutes from Baton Rouge, where he has been staying since the storm hit.

After bringing James to school, Collins will head out to his eastern New Orleans home, which he is…

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