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Barrington boy rejoins classmates after train accident

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Dominic Szymanski, 11, basks in the cheers of his classmates as he made a surprise visit to Hough Street School in Barrington Tuesday, his first day back after being hit by a train in March.

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Dominic Szymanski, 11, and his mom Gayle get emotional after he returned to Hough Street School in Barrington for the first time since losing his foot after being struck by a train in March. He is a fifth-grader at the school.

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Luke and Gayle Szymanski join Dominic as he sits down in a "special guest" chair to watch his classmates perform "Romeo and Juliet."

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With much fanfare, Dominic Szymanski, 11, comes back to Hough Street School in Barrington for the first time since losing his foot after being struck by a train in March. He is a fifth-grader at the school.

Rick West | Staff Photographer

Dominic Szymanski, 11, addresses his classmates after returning to Hough Street School in Barrington for the first time since losing his foot after being struck by a train in March. He is a fifth-grader at the school.

Rick West | Staff Photographer

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Classmates cheered as Dominic Szymanski, a fifth grader at Hough Street School in Barrington, made a surprise visit Tuesday, almost two months after the 11-year-old survived being struck by a train. The unexpected reunion came during an all-school assembly for a student performance of "Romeo and Juliet," and a day after Dominic personally thanked the first-responders and good Samaritans who came to his rescue.

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