Spokane High School Restores Routine for 17-Year-Old Fire Survivors After Wildfires Destroyed Neighborhoods
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 27
Spokane High School Restores Routine for 17-Year-Old Fire Survivors After Wildfires Destroyed Neighborhoods
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 27
Summary
School-day routines in Spokane have become a rare source of stability for students displaced by wildfires, with classes and even a football loss offering a sense of normal life.
17-year-old Dailon Wells-Dutton woke in a temporary apartment after the fire destroyed his neighborhood, his family still trying to replace lost books, photographs and childhood belongings.
That return to ordinary rituals has provided relief for residents and students who lost nearly everything, turning the high school into an informal refuge as the community absorbs the damage.