Research shows that traumatic experiences lead some children to repeat a grade, miss school, have behavioral problems and be suspended — all of which can contribute to higher dropout rates.
This issue is at the heart of an ongoing lawsuit against Compton Unified School District that says the district did not do enough to assist students experiencing complex traumatic events.
To learn more about how children process stress and trauma, Take Two's A. Martinez speaks with Susan Ko, clinical psychologist and co-managing Director of the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.