Crime & Safety
Philadelphia Girard College Students Still Sheltering In Place On North Carolina Mountain After Helene
"We're all super nervous, you know, obviously, especially since it's our babies," she said. "By Saturday, I started getting really worried."
October 1, 2024
A group of 31 Girard College ninth graders and three chaperones are still sheltering in place on a mountain in North Carolina, stranded after the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. There is no clear return date in sight.
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The students left for the weeklong outdoor excursion in partnership with the North Carolina Outward Bound School last Sunday, Sept. 22. They were supposed to be back late Friday evening.
Parent Terri Ewell, whose son Isaiah is on the trip, said she's concerned.
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