WHAT A PARENT WILL DO

A Chinese father who has been carrying his disabled son 18 miles back and forth to school every day has been offered a government--funded apartment near the school. When Yu Xukang, 40, discovered that there was no school bus to the only school appropriate for son Xiao Qiang, he constructed a special basket and carried him to school in Sichuan province and back every day. He wanted his boy to receive an education like everybody else. “I know that my son is physically disabled,” said Yu, “but there is nothing wrong with his mind.”