CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hundreds of people gathered, including band members, cheerleaders, and local volunteers, to reconnect students who haven't shown up to school through a community-wide initiative.

Volunteers made the walk and visited students' homes to reconnect them back to educational resources for Operation Keys, or Keeping Every Youth in School. The community walk aims to encourage students to return to school.

Operation Keys is a partnership between Corpus Christi Independent School District, the Diocese of Corpus Christi, the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi and the City of Corpus Christi. Volunteers also contact the families of students who are not enrolled for the school year to encourage them to register and return to school.

"Sometimes they hit hard times and not sure exact

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