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School Creates "Buddy Bench"

Students at an elementary school in Wisconsin have found a unique way to show fellow students they care.

Students at Eagle Bluff Elementary School in Onalaska have created "buddy benches." The idea: students who feel lonely at recess can head over to a bench and the other kids will see them and ask them to play.

A handful of students gave up their recess time to paint three benches. Teachers say the "buddy bench" gives students a new outlet to better understand those in need, and they hope the idea catches on.

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