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Mesquite ISD is trying to make sure the students have some sense of normalcy in the middle of a disaster. Two weeks ago, three dozen Balch Springs families watched their homes burn. Nine of them burned to the ground.
Mesquite students needed a safe place to go after school, so the district created one
The program is proving so successful, the district is considering expanding it.
Mesquite ISD converted an empty bank building into an after-school program.(Wade Odom / Mesquite ISD)
A vacant bank building is now the site of a new after-school program in Mesquite.
Called Safe Landing, the program provides a comfortable place for middle and high school students who otherwise might not have one.
Each afternoon and evening, students chat with one another, work on homework or puzzles, play Jenga and video games, draw and eat dinner.