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  • Trauma and transitions: How San Diego grapples with educating refugees.

    Megan Wood Mandy McLaren

    August 28, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    San Diego County public schools have a large number of refugee students and changes such as lowering noise levels (such as school bells) that triggered post-traumatic stress, reducing class sizes, providing daily teacher consistency, and integrating language and academic instruction has helped them feel more comfortable and fill the gaps in their education. Not all of the interventions have led to academic success, but schools are juggling very limited budgets to address the specific needs of refugee students, including extra English language instruction and counseling services.

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