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Aundraya Reliford helps her 4-year-old son, Isaiah, with his jacket before he heads off to school. On some days, she takes her two sons to separate schools and then begins her long commute from Rialto to Santa Monica.

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Aundraya Reliford helps her 4-year-old son, Isaiah, with his jacket before he heads off to school. On some days, she takes her two sons to separate schools and then begins her long commute from Rialto to Santa Monica.

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