School Climate & Safety Collection

Katrina’s Castaways

After nearly two months apart, Holly Sweeney and her father, Steven Kinney, spend time together in an apartment in Virginia she shares with her mother, Schondra Sweeney.
After nearly two months apart, Holly Sweeney and her father, Steven Kinney, spend time together in an apartment in Virginia she shares with her mother, Schondra Sweeney.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Miles Apart
With her sister and father living far away in storm-ravaged Mississippi, an 8th grader finds comfort in meeting new classmates and in staying in touch with old ones.
Debra Viadero, January 10, 2006
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4 min read
Both displaced from the New Orleans area by Hurricane Katrina, Anthea Fields, left, and Dalyn Jones have become fast friends since showing up on the same day in September to enroll at Reservoir High School in Laurel, Md. They say having each other has helped them adjust to unfamiliar surroundings.
Both displaced from the New Orleans area by Hurricane Katrina, Anthea Fields, left, and Dalyn Jones have become fast friends since showing up on the same day in September to enroll at Reservoir High School in Laurel, Md. They say having each other has helped them adjust to unfamiliar surroundings.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
School Climate & Safety A Special Bond
They had never met back in New Orleans, but a pair of 9th graders have become inseparable since ending up in the same Maryland high school.
Debra Viadero, January 10, 2006
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3 min read
Jonathan and Shelley Midura lived in a house slated for demolition in Arlington, Va., after having to evacuate their New Orleans home along with their children, Redding, right, Justis, and Sophie.
Jonathan and Shelley Midura lived in a house slated for demolition in Arlington, Va., after having to evacuate their New Orleans home along with their children, Redding, right, Justis, and Sophie.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Venturing Back Home
After four months in Virginia, a New Orleans family is returning to an uncertain future.
Debra Viadero, January 10, 2006
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4 min read
Schondra Sweeney, left, examines paintings from her home studio in Waveland, Miss., with daughter Holly, center, at their Arlington, Va., apartment. Sweeney's older daughter, Daniella, right, has continued to live in their home state since Hurricane Katrina seperated the family.
Schondra Sweeney, left, examines paintings from her home studio in Waveland, Miss., with daughter Holly, center, at their Arlington, Va., apartment. Sweeney's older daughter, Daniella, right, has continued to live in their home state since Hurricane Katrina seperated the family.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
School Climate & Safety Katrina’s Castaways
Historians are calling the displacement caused by Hurricane Katrina the greatest mass migration in the United States since the Civil War.
Debra Viadero, January 10, 2006
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1 min read