Fires, floods and shootings: How schools can help students thrive after traumatic events

WILDFIRE AND FLOOD season is approaching in California, which means that once again schools will play a central role in helping communities recover from trauma.

In some cases, schools will provide food, housing and supplies to families who’ve lost everything. In other instances, schools will be a gathering point for displaced communities. And just about everywhere, they’ll provide a much-needed sense of normalcy for students, staff and families whose lives have been upended by disaster.