 Coping
with Tragedy:
Twenty-four New Orleans students attend school after
hit of Hurricane Katrina
by Kate Mack, Editor-in-Chief
Brent Beckert, Managing Editor
Scott Griggs, Head of School,
agreed to enroll as temporary visiting students a group
of 15 Upper School, six Middle School, and three Lower
School students from other independent schools who
evacuated New Orleans, LA as a result of Hurricane
Katrina.
“This was
our first chance to step up and show our
strength as a community,” he said.
After a meeting on Aug. 31 among schools
within the Independent Schools
Association of the Southwest (ISAS),
schools including St. Mark’s, Hockaday,
Episcopal School of Dallas, and Parish
Episcopal School agreed to educate the
visiting students without charging for
tuition, books, lunches, or any other
extraneous costs.
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