Moore tornado survivor is denied transfer to Plaza Towers Elementary School

[Emily]

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Moore tornado survivor is denied transfer to Plaza Towers Elementary School
Porter Trammell was in third grade when the May 20, 2013, tornado destroyed his home and school. His house hasn?t been rebuilt, and the school district rejected his mother?s request to transfer him back to the school.
by Jennifer Palmer Modified: August 24, 2014 at 8:40 pm ? Published: August 25, 2014
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Porter?s house, less than a block from the school, was destroyed by the EF5 twister that tore through the area on May 20, 2013. Fifteen months later, the spot where the house once stood is still an empty lot, overgrown with weeds, with a small tree and bent fire hydrant...

It's hard to find a reliable contractor even in the best of times. The good ones are very busy. It's too bad this boy could not have had an extension to attend a familiar school for one more year.

 

[Lizw]

Re: Moore tornado survivor is denied transfer to Plaza Towers Elementary School

Sad. This is the sort of secondary damage that one seldom reads about in the news. You assume that insurance pays for homes to be rebuilt and people just sort of go on with their lives, but for many people that never happens. There are still people who lost their homes to Hurricane Sandy who haven't been able to rebuild.