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“After a Summer of Grief, It’s Back to School in Uvalde”

Classes resumed on Tuesday in Uvalde where a mass shooting occurred in May. This tragic shooting took the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers.

Some of the local families in the town are choosing to home-school their children after the incident, and others are sending their children to private schools. However, most of the parents do believe returning to public school would be an important part of the children’s healing process. 

The school refused to discuss the student’s return other than this written statement – “Creating routines and structure can profoundly impact our ability to heal from loss and process grief. As our community continues to recover from the tragedy we experienced, our priority is ensuring that our students, families, and staff can return to teaching, learning, and essential school activities without disruption.” 

School administrators decided to delay the start of the school year from the usual mid-August return in order to have enough time to add additional security measures. They added new eight-foot fences as well as more security cameras and replacement door locks. Teachers have also been given specialized training with state police officers.

Pictured: Kimberly Rubio helping her son, Julian, put his shoes on before the first day of school in Uvalde, Texas.