Rosemary Anderson High school has experienced a tidal wave of trauma in the past two and a half years. Five students have died in shootings, another was stabbed to death and two more kids died in car crashes.

My colleagues embedded in that alternative school for much of this year – the result of those months of stories is a series called “The Safest Place.”

On the latest Beat Check with the Oregonian, we chat with Noelle Crombie, Beth Nakamura and Samantha Swindler. 

We talked about their project, what they learned inside and outside the walls of Rosemary Anderson, how the kids and staff are coping with the trauma, and the success stories of students who’ve experienced a lifetime of challenges, many not of their own making.

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