Syrian refugee students flood in to U.S. schools
October 20, 2016
By Victor Skinner
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Syrian refugees are pouring into schools across the country, from Chicago to San Diego to New Haven, Connecticut.
State Department figures estimate that roughly 80 percent of the 11,000 Syrian refugees who arrived in the United States over the last year are children, which equates to about 8,800 students with limited English and severe trauma, Fox News reports.syrianstudents
“The truth is, a lot of them have seen some pretty nasty stuff,” said Eyal Bergman, family engagement officer for the Cajon Valley Union School District just outside of San Diego. “But I also see incredible resilience.”
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