[CharterSchools] New Orleans Inner-city school teacher mourns loss of students

[charterschools at LACharter.org]

Putting a face on the hurricane’s youngest victims.  I had to leave my 
students behind...
That’s the blog that got hundreds of responses to a refugee drama teacher’
s plea, who then went to the Astrodome looking for students after Hurricane 
Katrina.  PBS is airing her 30 minute documentary, Unnatural Disaster, 
Falling through the cracks after Katrina, which shares the four year journey of 
her former students’ tragic and triumphant experiences in the aftermath of 
the storm and we would like to share this with people interested in nola. This 
is not just another story about how Katrina devastated New Orleans and the 
Gulf Coast, but a reminder of the need to provide the necessary resources to 
help our children grow to adults who can contribute to society at large.  
Despite the fact that she along with 4,000 teachers were placed on permanent “
disaster leave”, and her husband is a firefighter, they financed the film 
believing that all these kids deserve a voice.  Diana lends her own until 
they can speak for themselves telling a story that “hasn’t been told.”  
 Viewers will get a glimpse into the world of Diana and her students by 
viewing the link on the PBS website, http://www.wyes.org/index.shtml
 or go to www.dianaboylston.com.
 Diana Boylston
 504-914-5302
 1700 Abadie Ave.
 Metairie, LA 70003
 
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