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Ellen DeGeneres Surprises North Jersey Principal Who Installed Washing Machines For Students

A North Jersey high school principal who installed washing machines for his students has the support of talkshow host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres.

Ellen sat down with Akbar Cook, Principal of a New Jersey high school, who after noticing at-risk students being bullied for dirty clothes, worked hard to install washing machines and dryers so the kids could do laundry.

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Akbar Cook, the brand new principal of West Side High School in Newark, was given a check for $50,000 donation from Cheerios on "The Ellen Show" Thursday. The company will also will provide a fully-stocked pantry of food for one of Cook's extracurricular programs.

Cook had the washing machines installed at the high school after learning that some of his students -- whose parents did not have access to laundry machines -- were being bullied for having dirty clothes, he explained on the show.

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