May 22, 2025
When the Eaton Fire burned through parts of Los Angeles County this January, it destroyed thousands of homes. The hardest-hit district was Pasadena Unified School District, where around 10,000 students out of the district’s 14,000 were displaced.
Principals across the district called for help from the county office of education, so that when kids impacted by the fires returned to school, they’d have the mental health support they needed.
Guests:
- Tanya Ward, project director for mental health and school counseling, Los Angeles County Office of Education
- Mallika Seshadri, reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
- ‘Psychological first aid’: How volunteers helped students recover after LA fires
- The sound of music returns to students traumatized by the Eaton fire
- ‘The day I lost my house:’ School communities reel from Eaton, Palisades fires
Education Beat is a weekly podcast, hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
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