Mississippi Tornado: Resources for Schools
The following resources can be used to address the impacts of the recent deadly tornado in Mississippi and Alabama. This page is part of our natural disaster guide, Natural Disaster Resources for Schools: Partnering with Multilingual Families.
Headlines and Updates
- Mississippi tornado: Why was it so destructive? (BBC)
- Photos show the devastation caused by the deadly Mississippi tornado (NPR)
How you can help
- Tornado Relief (Save the Children)
Tips for Schools
The following articles offer multiple tips and resources for schools:
- How Schools Can Partner with ELL Families During Natural Disasters: Learn how schools can partner with multilingual families when preparing for and responding to natural disasters that impact the local community.
- How to Support Multilingual Families Displaced by a Natural Disaster: Learn how schools can support multilingual families who have been displaced by a natural disaster in another city or country. (This resource section includes examples of community partnerships that supported families following Hurricane Maria.)
Tornados
- Tornado Resources (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)