Fire devastates local school, threatens café owner's daughter's education amid rising costs.

Amara Barroeta, a 41-year-old Pasadena café owner and Venezuelan immigrant, faces financial hardship after the Eaton Fire destroyed her daughter's private school, Oak Knoll Montessori. The fire has also caused a 20% drop in business at Barroeta’s café, making it difficult to afford her daughter’s $19,000 yearly tuition. With the school’s campus closed due to damage, Barroeta is now searching for alternative education options.

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