How a school lunch lady sparked better trauma response for schools
A school lunch lady’s response after the Oklahoma City bombing sparked a new understanding of how teachers and school staff can help students recover from traumatic events, from wildfires and floods to school shootings. As wildfire and flood season
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Show Notes
A school lunch lady’s response after the Oklahoma City bombing sparked a new understanding of how teachers and school staff can help students recover from traumatic events, from wildfires and floods to school shootings.
As wildfire and flood season approaches in California, leading experts in childhood trauma and school crisis and disaster recovery discuss how schools can best prepare for natural disasters and other traumatic events, and what happens if they don’t.
Guests:
- Marleen Wong, Co-founder, Center for Safe and Resilient Schools and Workplaces
- Pamela Vona, Co-founder, Center for Safe and Resilient Schools and Workplaces
- Carolyn Jones, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource: Fires, floods, shootings: How schools can help students thrive after traumatic events
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.