Why natural disasters hit harder in rural school districts
- Written by Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
School buses play a pivotal role in rural areas.Grant Faint/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesA week after Hurricane Sandy flooded New York City’s streets and subways in 2012, the city’s schools were back in business. But schools in rural North Carolina did not reopen until almost a month after Hurricane Helene roared through in late...
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