Harvey Forces More Than 220 District Closures as Damages Mount
August 29, 2017
By: Benjamin Harold
Source: Education Week
Prayer, gratitude, and social media are what’s getting Texas elementary school principal Susan Brenz through the continued devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey.
The hardest part, Brenz said in a phone interview from her home near Houston where she has been forced by flooding to shelter, is knowing that she’s one of the lucky ones, even as the rains continue and tornados threaten the vicinity.
“It is really challenging to mentally wrap your head around the fact that a large portion of our student body is without a home right now,” said Brenz, who leads Sadie Woodard Elementary in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District…