US EditionHurricane Helene Hit North Carolina a Year Ago. Some Students Never Returned to School
More than 2,500 students remain homeless a year after Hurricane Helene caused severe housing damage in western North Carolina, with many facing ongoing educational disruptions, state data shows.
- Last year, Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students across western North Carolina, damaging more than 73,000 homes and causing prolonged utility outages.
- The storm's floods and landslides overwhelmed the Appalachian region of North Carolina, while rural communities such as Yancey County faced preexisting food and housing affordability challenges hampering recovery.
- State data show that more than 2,500 students were identified as homeless due to Hurricane Helene, and in Yancey County students missed over two months of school, according to the North Carolina Homeless Education Program and The Associated Press.
- Funding shortfalls left Helene-impacted students forming at least a fifth of homeless populations in 16 counties, yet only six counties received McKinney‑Vento aid and FEMA assistance often fell short.
- Education and mental-health impacts persist as schools reopened before many students returned home, and 13-year-old Natalie Briggs faced panic attacks and unstable housing in motels and campers.
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Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school
Thousands of students across western North Carolina lost their homes a year ago when Helene hit with some of the most vicious floods, landslides and wind ever seen in the mountainous region.
When Natalie Briggs, 12, visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to cross over a thin wooden beam to get to what was once her bedroom.
Hurricane Helene displaced thousands of students. Some struggled to get back on track with school – UK Times
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hurricane Helene, she had to tightrope across a wooden beam to reach what was once her bedroom. Knots of electrical wires were draped inside the skeleton of the house. Mont…
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