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Eli hugs his mother, Elisha, at a park near their home on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. As a first grader at The Center, he spent 27 1/2 hours in its "reflection room." The Center is part of the Black Hawk Area Special Education District. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Eli hugs his mother, Elisha, at a park near their home on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. As a first grader at The Center, he spent 27 1/2 hours in its "reflection room." The Center is part of the Black Hawk Area Special Education District. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)