Camp Fire: Return to school about giving students some long-needed normalcy [chicoer.com]

Alicia Doktor 12/4/181:42 PM

CHICO — His new math book in hand, 14-year-old George Rood walked over to the impromptu photo backdrop in the Pleasant Valley High School library to get his picture taken for his new student ID card.

George never expected to be starting anew this early into high school. The Paradise High freshman was forced out of his Magalia home when the Camp Fire came bearing down on the ridge where his family lived, fleeing with his grandmother and little brother and leaving behind the last sense of normalcy he’ll have for a while.

He’s ready to start getting it back.

[For more on this story by ROBERT SALONGA, go to https://www.chicoer.com/2018/1...ong-needed-normalcy/]

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So the district’s entire employee roster — covering everyone from teachers to bus drivers — underwent some degree of training from school psychologists, counselors and trauma experts to swiftly identify when students are struggling to cope.

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