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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#222222">NC-SARA Responds to COVID-19 Concerns from Participating Institutions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#222222"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#222222">Some SARA-participating institutions expressed concerns regarding NC-SARA's requirement of the federal financial responsibility composite score for participation in
the reciprocity agreement amid this unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic. NC-SARA President, Lori Williams, addresses this concern in an announcement posted on its
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://www.nc-sara.org/news-events/nc-sara-responds-covid-19-concerns-participating-institutions">News and Events</a> webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">S-SARA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Southern Regional Education Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(404) 879-5517 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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