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Local refugee support team describes students' trauma, integration challenges and college hopes
Summary
Two speakers described fleeing war, trauma and the work of a refugee support team in a local school district to help students integrate; a student said they arrived about 2½ years ago, struggles to fit in at school, and hopes to attend college and become a commercial pilot.
Two speakers recounted refugee experiences and the role of a local school district support team in helping students adjust to life in the United States.
"Unfortunately, when a war happens, it's mostly the civilians that they are the casualty," said Speaker 1, describing the dangers that forced their departure and saying, "We didn't have any other choice but to save ourselves from the danger that we were having." Speaker 1 characterized the experience as "extremely difficult."
Speaker 2, identified in the transcript as a…
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