Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Laela's story. Joplin High School sophomore relates her Joplin tornado experiences, prepares to return to school

In this MSNBC Education Nation video, one of my favorite former East Middle School students, Laela Zaidi, who lived directly across from Joplin High School, talks about losing both her school and her home in the May 22 Joplin Tornado.

Laela's story will also be featured in our upcoming book,5:41: Stories from the Joplin Tornado.

Defying a Tornado: Joplin Heads Back to School from NBC News on Vimeo.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:30 PM

    This is Laela's sister. Just a correction: Laela is a sophomore not a senior.

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  2. Randy4:34 PM

    Sorry about that. You would think just having had her in class year before last that I would have caught that. I will make the change.

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